Man Killed in Bridgton Motorcycle Crash
August 3, 2010
A fatal motorcycle accident occurred last night on Route 302 in Bridgton, Maine in which a man lost his life and a 45-year-old woman was seriously injured.
According to news reports, the man was standing on the seat of his motorcycle waving with one hand and holding the bike’s handlebar with the other. He lost control and fell off the motorcycle.
The victim’s name was not released due to pending notification of his relatives first.
The other motorcyclist, Marjorie Loonie, 45, of Melrose, Massachusetts, was seriously injured in the crash, and had to be airlifted by a LifeFlight helicopter to a Maine hospital. Loonie’s condition was still being evaluated yesterday, a Central Maine Medical Center spokesperson said.
Loonie was a part of a motorcycle group of four which previously visited the Trailside Steak and Seafood Restaurant yesterday afternoon.
After the restaurant the four motorcyclists drove about a 1/4 mile on Route 302 from the restaurant when the man lost control of his Harley-Davidson motorcycle and fell to the ground. Loonie, trying to avoid a collision with him lost control of her own motorcycle and crashed.
No other details regarding this accident were released, except that none of the motorcyclists were wearing helmets.
Also, there is no word on why the man was standing and waving before the crash or if alcohol was involved. Police are still investigating the accident.
This unfortunate crash should remind other bikers about the importance of always wearing helmets and not engaging in dangerous behavior while riding a motorcycle, since it puts more than one lives in peril.
News Sources: Press Herald, Sun Journal.
Posted Under: Motorcycle Accidents, Motorcycle Safety Tags: Harley-Davidson motorcycle, injured in a motorcycle accident, motorcycle accident, motorcycle fatality, motorcycle helmets
Reader Comments
justin was an amazing guy, he will always be missed, always in our hearts, so many great memmories, its never gona be the same again….
There is alot great things to say about a GREAT MAN and A GREAT FREIND, JUSTIN, YOU WILL BE GREATLY MISSED
I’m terribly sorry for your friends death, and I hope it sends the right message that stunt riding should not be done on public roads. Find an empty parking lot of if you’re in a club, rent a track for the day to show off yoour skills, but doing it in public not only endangers others, but gives the watchdogs another incident of “no helmet” to hold up to the legislature. It may or may not have had anything to do with his death, but they will use it none the less…