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Gloucester Biker Injured in Crash
July 2, 2010

Another Massachusetts biker was injured in a car-motorcycle accident the last 7 days. We mentioned the first motorcycle victim, Mark Karli, who suffered serious injuries (including a head injury) in our previous post.

The second serious motorcycle victim sustained injuries in a motorcycle accident that occurred in Beverly, Mass. on Tuesday. The injured biker, Thomas Misuraca, of Gloucester, was struck by a car driven by Ann Walker, 65, of Beverly, as she was pulling out of her driveway on 566 Hale Street.

She did not see the biker as a trailer parked along the side of the road obscured her view, police said. The trailer’s owners put it there for sale, the Gloucester Times reported.

Misuraca was conscious and alert after the crash, but police said he sustained serious injuries. He was airlifted by a MedFlight helicopter to a hospital, where he was listed in a “good” condition yesterday after his surgery on Wednesday.

Walker was cited for failure to yield, while the police are still investigating the crash.

In the meantime Misuraca’s condition is expected to improve. We hope he will heal quickly and completely.

As in the previous post, this motorcyclist also suffered in a crash because the driver did not see him. Drivers who do not expect to encounter motorcyclists on the roads in summertime, especially as there are so many motorcycle events going on all over the US, should really open their eyes and stay alert. Soon enough, the seasons will change and once again there will only be cars and trucks on the roads.