Articles Posted in Motorcycle Accidents

On Saturday afternoon, five motorcyclists were injured in what police are calling a possible chain reaction traffic crash. The group of cyclists was traveling southbound when the motorcycle accident occurred around 4pm on Interstate 495, stalling traffic for at least an hour.

Two of the injured motorcyclists were taken by helicopter to nearby hospitals, while the other three were transported by ambulance. The helicopter landing led to major traffic congestion on the southbound side of I-495.

The motorcycle crash victims‘ names were not released and the extent of their injuries were unknown.

Source: 5 bikers hurt, traffic snarled in I-495 crash, Boston Herald, August 15, 2010 Continue reading

According to police, two people died in a late-night motorcycle crash on Tuesday. A 35-year-old Wilmington man was riding west on Route 110 when his motorcycle crossed into the opposite lane. It reportedly hit two other motorcycles and a car.

The first motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene of the roadway accident; the other one was died at the hospital. A third cyclist suffered minor injuries.

According to witnesses, the first motorcyclist was speeding and driving erratically before the traffic crash.

Source: Two people killed in Methuen motorcycle crash, NECN.com, July 28, 2010
Two motorcyclists killed in Methuen crash, Boston Globe, July 28, 2010 Continue reading

On Monday afternoon, a 60-year-old Action, Massachusetts man died in a car versus motorcycle accident. The crash occurred in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, where the man was traveling east on state road 414 in Leroy Township. The motorcyclist made a U-turn and was hit by a minivan traveling west.

The driver, who was not wearing a seatbelt, suffered minor injuries. The impact of the traffic accident caused his airbag to deploy. The motorcyclist was thrown from his bike and pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

Authorities are still investigating the fatal motorcycle crash.

Source: FATAL CAR V. MOTORCYCLE CRASH, WBNG.com, July 27, 2010 Continue reading

On Monday afternoon, a motorcycle accident in Becket, Massachusetts claimed the life of a 59-year-old woman from Switzerland. She was riding a three-wheel motorcycle west on the Massachusetts turnpike when her moved into the breakdown lane and hit the guardrail, skidding almost 200 feet.

The woman was thrown off the bike and pronounced dead at the scene of the motorcycle crash, according to state police. She was traveling with two other motorcycles when the accident occurred around 3:30pm.

Authorities are still investigating the fatal traffic accident.

Source: Woman killed in W. Mass. motorcycle crash, Boston Globe, July 20, 2010
Swiss woman dies in Mass. Pike trike crash, Boston Herald, July 20, 2010 Continue reading

Last week, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry, 59, of Duxbury, was involved in a motorcycle accident in Middleboro, Massachusetts. The 62-year-old woman who rear-ended the musician says she did not recognize Perry until investigators clued her in. The motorcycle crash occurred around 2pm on Thursday, July 15 at Route 44 and 105.

Perry suffered minor scrapes and was treated and released from Morton Hospital in Taunton. Family sources also say he has a sore back, but is otherwise feeling ‘fine.’ The woman involved in the accident was not injured and was cited for following too close.

Perry’s motorcycle injury will not impact Aerosmith’s upcoming US tour, and the guitarist plans to join the band as originally planned. The tour kicks off in Oakland, California later this week.

Source: Joe Perry ‘fine’ after collision, Boston Herald, July 16, 2010 Continue reading

On Friday evening, a Massachusetts pre-school teacher died after being flung from her boyfriend’s 2003 Harley Davidson motorcycle. State police arrived at the scene of the Somerville motorcycle crash around 9:10pm. Both the Braintree woman and her boyfriend were rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital. The 29-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Her boyfriend sustained brain damage, kidney and bladder failure, a fractured hip, and a torn stomach. As of yesterday, he remained in the hospital in “fair” condition. The 37-year-old Somerville man reportedly told his mother he’d had trouble maneuvering around cars and hit a curb.

The cause of this fatal motorcycle accident is being investigated, according to police.

Source: Pre-school teacher killed in motorcycle crash, PatriotLedger.com, July 11, 2010 Continue reading

On Tuesday, a motorcyclist died after his bike collided with a 1997 Dodge Ram van. The fatal accident occurred on Route 9 in Brookfield, Massachusetts when the van turned into the parking of an Italian restaurant and crossed the path of the motorcycle.

Emergency responders declared the motorcyclist dead at the scene of the motorcycle accident. Police have not been released the victim’s name to the public.

The driver, a 20-year-old New Hampshire man, sustained minor injuries. His passengers, two Worcester woman, were also injured in the collision. The three of them were taken to the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester.

Source: Motorcyclist Killed In Collision With Van, TheBostonChannel.com, June 15, 2010 Continue reading

On Saturday morning around 9am, a Massachusetts woman was killed in a motorcycle accident after reportedly driving her 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle off Route 101 and hitting a guardrail. Police say the 60-year-old woman was traveling west when the accident occurred.

She was taken by ambulance to Milford Medical Center, where she was later pronounced dead.

According to police, speed and alcohol were not believed to be involved. Authorities are investigating the cause of the fatal accident.

Source: Mass. woman dies in Saturday motorcycle crash, Nashua Telegraph, May 24, 2010 Continue reading

Earlier this week, a 27-year-old motorcyclist was transported to a Massachusetts hospital after his Suzuki bike collided with a Toyota Camry. Police said the motorcycle accident occurred when the vehicle in front of him made an abrupt right turn. The motorcyclist suffered serious leg injuries.

The driver of the Camry, a 19-year-old man from York, Maine, was apparently not injured. This is often the case when a motorcycle collides with another vehicle, because the cyclist has little to cushion their fall or protect them from outside elements.

The police department’s Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team is still investing the motorcycle crash.

Source: Hooksett motorcyclist injured in crash, UnionLeader.com, May 4, 2010 Continue reading