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[RayG]

I was wondering if there was a site that listed all the motorcycle related accidents that occur at the large events like Sturgis, Daytona, Laconia etc.  On the last Friday of the Laconia Bike week my wife and I drove by a nasty looking crash on the start of the famous Kancamagus Highway in NH. I saw the helicopter arrive and airlift some victims but never heard a word about it. I now our local news stations love to report motorcycle accidents and always emphasise if the operator was not wearing a helmet. There tone always seem to implicate the cyclist is at fault for not wearing a helmet. I'm sure Wolfman can back me up on this.

Ray G.

[Cigarmike]

google aint too bad.

Falling tree kills biker on Kancamagus
By LORNA COLQUHOUN
Union Leader Correspondent
5 hours, 3 minutes ago

WATERVILLE VALLEY – A Canadian woman who was a passenger on a motorcycle riding on the Kancamagus Highway yesterday afternoon was killed in a bizarre accident when a tree fell on her, according to authorities.

Louise Croft, 43, of Ontario, Canada, is the seventh motorcyclist since Friday to die on New Hampshire roadways during the annual Motorcycle Week.

Croft was a passenger on a motorcycle that had just left the Sabbaday Falls turnout on Route 113, the Kancamagus Highway that stretches between Conway and Lincoln.

New Hampshire State Police Sgt. Kevin Duffy said she was struck by a "decayed" tree that fell suddenly on the road. Fire and ambulance personnel from Conway Village were dispatched to the accident 15 miles west of town at about 4:15 p.m., Deputy Chief Keith Noble said.

The initial call, Noble said, was that a tree had fallen on a motorcyclist.

"As we were responding, we were told that the patient was not breathing and had no pulse and that CPR was being performed," he said.

Noble said that it appeared that the woman was traveling with a group of motorcyclists and that she was a passenger; her husband was driving another motorcycle.

"When we got there, there were bystanders and friends doing CPR," Noble said. "I commended them for the fantastic job they did."

Noble described the tree as a birch measuring about 10 inches in diameter. It appeared that the group of motorcyclists was just departing the turnoff when the accident happened.

Croft, who suffered a massive head injury, was rushed to Memorial Hospital in North Conway, where she was pronounced dead just before 5:30 p.m., Duffy said.

Noble and Duffy said they were not sure whether Croft was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. She was the only person struck by the tree, they said.

Three motorcyclists from Massachusetts and Connecticut were killed Friday afternoon in Stoddard. A Sunday afternoon crash in Thornton on Route 49 claimed the lives of three more bikers. Both accidents involved other motor vehicles

[Gettinold]

Wow, what a freak accident. Very sad.

[Cigarmike]

this may the one you are talking about?, it ment6ions airlifted.

More crashes mar Bike Week in Campton, Moultonborough

By VICTORIA GUAY
vguay@citizen.com
 

Sunday, June 20, 2010
At least two serious accidents in the Lakes Region Saturday — one resulting in a biker being airlifted to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon — and two fatalities earlier in the week, marred what was otherwise a peaceful but busy Motorcycle Week, according to public safety officials.

Motorcycle accidents also occurred Saturday in Farmington and Berwick, Maine.

In Meredith, a 55-year-old man from Vermont was airlifted to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center after he collided with a motor vehicle that made an abrupt U-turn in front of the group of motorcycles the man was leading.

His injuries were categorized as serious, but not life-threatening.

According to Meredith Police Officer Phil McLaughlin, the names of the victim and that of the person driving the motor vehicle were not being released Saturday evening.

McLaughlin said the incident, which occurred at 4:27 p.m., happened on Parade Road, Route 106, near Pease Road.

He said though the accident remains under investigation, it initially appears the motor vehicle, being driven by an 18-year old New Hampton man, had missed a turn and then did abrupt U-turn to try and make it.

"The first motorcycle in the group struck the driver's door of the motor vehicle and (the operator of the motorcycle) was ejected," McLaughlin said.

The motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet and received head injuries, he added.

In Moultonborough Saturday, two people were taken to Lakes Region General Hospital, one with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, and other with minor injuries, after their motorcycle left the road and crashed into the surrounding woods on Paradise Drive. A further update on the condition of David Alverti, 58, of Plymouth, Mass., the motorcycle driver, who was the more seriously injured, was not available on Saturday evening from Lakes Region General Hospital.

Alverti's passenger was Vicki Maloney, 53, also of Plymouth, Mass.

According to Moultonborough police, the accident, which occurred just before 2:10 p.m., happened when Alverti was westbound on Paradise Drive, near Route 109, when he apparently lost control of the motorcycle, which left the road and collided with several rocks and a tree.

The accident is still under investigation, police said, but preliminary results do not indicate speed or alcohol were factors.

There was no new information Saturday on two fatalities that occurred earlier in the week, one each on Thursday and Friday.

At the final official news conference of Laconia Motorcycle Week, held Saturday morning at the Naswa Resort, New Hampshire State Police Maj. Russ Conte said the two motorcycle fatalities during the week were unfortunate and the thoughts of his colleagues as well others at the news conference go out the families of two men who died.

The New Hampshire man killed in a single motorcycle accident Friday, on Roller Coaster Road in Laconia, had still not been identified by State Police Saturday afternoon.

Police said Friday that the biker, who did not have a passenger, was westbound toward Route 106 when he failed to negotiate a turn and left the roadway. The man was pronounced dead at the scene of accident, which occurred around 2 p.m.

Preliminary investigations indicate speed was a factor, police said.

State Police said Saturday they were not sure when further details of the accident would be released.

On Thursday, Michael Bator, 56, of Taunton, Mass., died after his motorcycle crossed the center line on Route 175 in Campton, into the path of a pickup truck.

He was airlifted to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, but was pronounced dead on arrival.

The driver of pickup, Steven Keefe, 39, of Thornton was not hurt in the crash, which occurred at about 7:15 p.m.

The accident is still under investigation.

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On Saturday, Conte said with speed appearing to be a primary factor in the Laconia accident, bikers should be cautious, especially if they are new to the region and not familiar with the roads.

Roller Coaster Road has many curves, inclines and descents. The posted speed limit is 35 mph.

"Be careful, be vigilant and, if on unfamiliar roadways, be very cautious," Conte said.

Seacoast public safety officials reported two accidents involving motorcycles on Saturday.

In Farmington, a motorcycle and car collided at the entrance to Holy Rosary Credit Union on Route 11 Saturday morning, sending the motorcycle driver and a passenger to the hospital.

Farmington Police Sgt. Scott Ferguson said a collision occurred at 11:15 a.m. between a 2005 Suzuki GSX-R600 and a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. The Elantra was trying to turn left out of the bank parking lot to head toward Rochester when, at the same time, a van was turning into the parking lot. Ferguson said the motorcycle went around the van and collided with the Elantra.

Police are not yet releasing the names of those involved, pending the completion of the ongoing investigation.

He said the motorcycle operator was a 28-year-old man from Old Orchard Beach, Maine, and his passenger was a 26-year-old woman, also from Old Orchard Beach.

Both were wearing helmets and were hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries, he said.

The Elantra driver was a 22-year-old woman from Middleton. She was not transported as a result of the collision, he said.

Police expect to deal with motorcycle-related incidents throughout Motorcycle Week, Ferguson said. Since the start of Bike Week, there have been four accidents in town involving motorcycles and numerous motor vehicle infractions, he added.

Police have stepped up patrols throughout the Route 11 corridor and have conducted regular checks at local bars, he said.

There have been two pursuits this week involving motorcycles, he said.

Saturday's accident resulted in a brief closure of Route 11.

In Berwick, Maine, Saturday morning, two Farmington residents were taken to the hospital after the motorcycle they were on went off the road on Hubbard Road.

Berwick, Maine, Police Sgt. Jeffrey Scott said police, firefighters and an ambulance responded to Hubbard Road near Tuckahoe Turf Farm at 11:25 a.m. for a single-vehicle accident involving a motorcycle.

He said a 2000 Harley-Davidson operated by Paul Levesque, 52, drove off the road as it was headed toward the center of town. The accident caused injuries to Levesque and his passenger, Laurie Levesque, 48, but police declined to speculate on the seriousness of the injuries.

Scott said both patients were conscious and alert at the scene.

The passenger was wearing a helmet, but the driver was not, according to Scott. Both were taken to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover, he said.

Driver inattention appeared to be a factor in the crash, Scott said.

The accident resulted in the closure of a part of Hubbard Road for about 30 minutes, he said.

[RayG]

I was aware of the ones mentioned, maybe I'll contact the local PD the next time I get up there and find out exactly what happened on that Friday afternoon on Rt.112. It's been quiet on the news front as far as fatalities are concerned but the lousy weather had allot to due with that. Lets hope we all have a safe summer and fall. Leaf peeper time can be a real bad time as people have their faces pressed against the windows looking at the colors.

Thanks

Ray