Former Valencia drummer killed in motorcycle accident

2 October 2011 | 5:20 pm | Staff Writer
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Former Valencia drummer Maxim Soria was killed in a tragic motorcycle accident yesterday in Pennsylvania. It has been reported that Soria lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a guide rail, killing him instantly. Soria played drums in Valencia from 2003 up until 2009, and played on the band's first two albums "This Could Be A Possibility" and "We All Need A Reason to Believe". The following is from an article posted on phillyburbs.com about the accident: "A motorcycle accident in Warwick on Friday night claimed the life of Maxim Soria, a 2001 Central Bucks West graduate and former member of Philadelphia alternative rock band Valencia, said family members. Soria, 28, was killed at about 6:15 p.m. when he lost control of his motorcycle on York Road, between Valley and Sugarbottom roads, police said. Officials believe Soria was traveling north on York Road when his motorcycle left the highway and struck a guide rail. He was dead when officers arrived on the scene. Bucks C...

Former Valencia drummer Maxim Soria was killed in a tragic motorcycle accident yesterday in Pennsylvania. It has been reported that Soria lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a guide rail, killing him instantly.


Soria played drums in Valencia from 2003 up until 2009, and played on the band's first two albums "This Could Be A Possibility" and "We All Need A Reason to Believe".


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The following is from an article posted on phillyburbs.com about the accident:


"A motorcycle accident in Warwick on Friday night claimed the life of Maxim Soria, a 2001 Central Bucks West graduate and former member of Philadelphia alternative rock band Valencia, said family members.


Soria, 28, was killed at about 6:15 p.m. when he lost control of his motorcycle on York Road, between Valley and Sugarbottom roads, police said. Officials believe Soria was traveling north on York Road when his motorcycle left the highway and struck a guide rail. He was dead when officers arrived on the scene.


Bucks County Coroner Dr. Joseph Campbell said Soria, of Point Pleasant Pike in Plumstead, was wearing a helmet. He died of multiple traumatic injuries.


Although toxicology reports are pending, Campbell said “everything points to this being an accidental death.”


Campbell said Soria’s driver’s license indicated he had only recently gotten his motorcycle license. Soria’s brother, Mel Soria, 30, also said Maxim had not been riding a motorcycle very long."