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Laconia Motorcycle Week Closed with Minor Accidents
June 22, 2010

Minor accidents and just a few arrests marked the 87^th Laconia Motorcycle Week, which closed on Sunday.

Local police and rescue crews helped with a number of motorcycle accidents in Rochester, on Route 125 in Milton and on Route 22 in Lebanon, Maine. Fortunately, none of these accidents resulted in fatal outcomes, or in serious injuries.

Although last week was overwhelmingly filled with New England motorcycle accidents ranging from minor to several fatal crashes, the actual bike rally did not see any major accidents.

A motorcyclist wearing all the proper equipment crashed his motorcycle in an attempt to avoid colliding with a car on Carl Broggi Highway in East Lebanon near the intersection with Creamery Hill Road, and suffered only minor injuries. Luckily for the biker, a 57-year-old man from Woodridge, his protective gear (including a motorcycle helmet, and a leather coat and gear) saved him from serious injuries.

A similar crash occurred on Farmington Road in Rochester at the entrance to Little Miss Sophie’s. Another motorcyclist experienced some scraping when he fell to avoid a collision with another vehicle, Fosters.com reported.

Fortunately, none of the motorcyclists leaving Laconia on Sunday suffered fatal crashes, especially since the nice weather lured people out of their homes and increased the traffic on all nearby highways and roads.