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Motorcycle Accidents Week
June 18, 2010

This past week has been marked with motorcycle accidents all over New England, including the most recent news about a fatal motorcycle accident in Connecticut, as well as another tragic motorcycle crash which happened to a Pennsylvania biker coming home from a trip to New Hampshire. These two deaths, along with crash injuries to at least three motorcyclists make this motorcycle week particularly turbulent.

On one hand,  the Laconia Motorcycle Week is under way and so far things are running smoothly near Weirs Beach, but on the other, so many accidents are happening almost every week this summer.

In the case of the PA crash, the motorcyclist was killed in a pick-up truck collision. He was travelling on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle, leading a group of several friends, also on motorcycles and in a car, when he was struck by a Dodge Dakota pick-up truck, driven by a senior driver from Connecticut. The biker was killed in the crash, while the pick-up truck driver walked away only with minor injuries.

The CT accident occurred between a 2001 Yamaha motorcycle and a Honda, in which the motorcyclist was thrown off his motorcycle after crashing with the back of the car. He was wearing his helmet, but the crash was too severe.

In the case of the three motorcyclists who got injured in two separate accidents, one in Londonderry NH, the other in Pembroke, NH, which occurred in two consecutive days, two bikers crashed with each other at an intersection, while the other motorcyclist suffered serious injuries when his bike crashed as it was negotiating a curve.

The bikers who crashed into each other in Londonderry were not wearing helmets, which is not illegal in New Hampshire, but it’s always reccomended. Perhaps they might have saved them some pain from injuries.

In any case, these unfortunate accidents only further remind us of the hightened danger of collision this season. We all need to be more attentive to the other motorists and motorcyclists on the road, as well as wear protective gear.

We hope this week will end without any more news of motorcycle crashes in NH and MA.