Massachusetts Motorcycle Crashes over the Weekend
July 19, 2010
Two serious motorcycle crashes occurred over the weekend in Massachusetts leaving one person dead, and four others injured, one of them with serious injuries.
The fatal motorcycle crash occurred on Saturday, July 17, in Charlestown, and included several motorcyclists, one of which was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to police authorities, the crash happened at the intersection of Rutherford Ave. and Austin St. in Charlestown on Saturday night around 8 pm. One of the four motorcyclists involved in the crash was pronounced dead at the scene, while three others were transported to nearby Boston hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.
The other crash occurred yesterday and it involved a motorcycle and a vehicle. As in most motorcycle-car collisions, regardless of who is at fault, the biker was thrown off his motorcycle sustaining serious injuries, while the car driver was uninjured.
Police and witnesses said the motorcyclist was injured after hitting the car on Brimfield Road near Warren, Mass.
Carroll Evans, 46, of Brookfield, was travelling north on Brimfield Road when he struck the car as he crossed into the southbound lane. The crash threw him from the motorcycle, causing serious injuries.
Evans was flown by a medical helicopter to the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester for treatment. The 16-year-old driver of the car, Margaret Misiaszek, of Brimfield, was not hurt in the crash.
Both accidents remain under police investigation, and their causes are yet to be determined.
News Sources: MassLive.com, The Boston Channel
Posted Under: Motorcycle Accidents Tags: motorcycle crashes, motorcycle fatality
