Attleboro Teen Killed in Bike Crash

A teenager's life was lost in a Friday morning motorcycle accident in Attleboro when he crashed his motorcycle into a mailbox and possibly a car on his way to school.

Police said Myles Brastow, 18, was traveling on a motorcycle to Attleboro High School on Thurber Avenue toward Oakhill Avenue, while a car was coming out of Chapel Hill Drive at the same time.

The driver of the car, a 21-year-old woman, was not injured in the crash. Her name is yet to be released by police.

Brastow suffered fatal injuries, and even though he was taken to Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, he was pronounced dead upon arrival.

Brastow was wearing a helmet, police said.

This is the third fatal accident involving an Attleboro High School student in the last three years.

News Sources: The Boston Channel, The Sun Chronicle, The Boston Globe.

Milford Motorcycle SUV Crash Kills One

A fatal motorcycle-car collision in Milford, New Hampshire has left one person dead and one seriously injured.

The accident happened on Sunday afternoon when a southbound motorcycle, operated by Richard B. Clark, 42, of Lyndeborough, collided with a northbound SUV, driven by a Milford driver.

Clark died from his accident injuries while his passenger, Kimberly L. Lambert, 36, of Pepperell, MA was injured and treated at a Massachusetts hospital. Her injuries were not considered life-threatening, the Boston Channel reported.

It is not yet clear if any of the SUV occupants were injured in the crash.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation.

Lowell Mourns Officer Killed in Crash

Lowell police veteran, Patrick Johnson, who died in a Saturday crash while he was driving his motorcycle off duty, will be remembered as a great pollice officer who helped take guns off the streets as part of an elite unit focusing on gang activity, and a selfless charity volunteer.

"He was a great officer, a great son, and a great father," said Deputy Superintendent Deborah Friedl. "His colleagues are taking his loss very hard," the Boston Globe reported.

Johnson, 31, who leaves his wife and two small children behind, died after Theary Chan, 26, of Lowell struck Johnson's motorcycle at the intersection of Princeton Boulevard and Foster Street. Chan was arrested on charges which included motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence of alcohol.

He was ordered held on $5,000 cash bail at his arraignment yesterday, far lower than the $25,000 requested. Chan is due back in court Oct. 13 for a status hearing.

A wake for Patrick Johnson will be held Wednesday from 3 to 8 pm in Dolan Funeral Home in Chelmsford. A funeral will be held Thursday at 9 am in St. John the Evangelist Parish.

Lowell Driver Accused of OUI in Fatal Crash

A Lowell man who was involved in the fatal crash that killed an off-duty police officer was arraigned in court today on charges that he was drunk at the time.

Theary Chan, 26, struck and killed the six-year police department veteran Patrick Johnson driving a motorcycle off-duty at the intersection of Princeton Boulevard and Foster Street in Lowell, Mass.

Chan's charges include motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence and failure to stop at a stop sign.

Authorities say Chan was drunk when he ran a stop sign and struck the motorcycle. Johnson was fatally injured in the collision. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Chan sustained minor injuries and was treated at a hospital. He was arrested at the scene.

Patrick Johnson, 31, was Marine Corps veteran. He is survived by his wife and two young children.

News Sources: WHDH, Boston Channel.

Lawrence Biker Dies in SUV Crash

A tragic motorcycle/SUV collision last night claimed the life of a 25-year-old Lawrence motorcyclist.

According to police, the victim, Johnny Guillermo, wasn't licensed to drive the Yamaha motorcycle he had borrowed from a friend.

It is not clear if Guillermo was an experienced biker or not. It is also not known what caused him to lose control of the motorcycle on Marston Street in Lawrence. In one fatal moment, Guillermo crashed the bike into the opposite lane and into an oncoming SUV.

He was airlifted by medical helicopter to Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston where he died from his injuries about two hours after the accident.

Police are investigating the cause of this fatal motorcycle accident.

Find more info on the Injured Biker blog.

Weekend Crashes in Massachusetts

Here is a summary of the most recent motor vehicle accidents that occurred over the weekend ( Aug 6 - Aug 8) in Massachusetts.

- A Cape Cod rider, Alan Hurwitz, 52, of East Falmouth, died on Friday after his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck in at the intersection of Turner and Thomas B. Landers roads in Falmouth. Hurwitz was flown to Massachusetts General Hospital, but died a few hours later. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, police said.

- Police chase ended in a stolen car crash in Sutton, MA on Friday. The chase began on Route 146 and ended with a car crash into a tree on Boston Road and the arrests of three people: William Rodriguez, 17, of Worcester, and two passengers Dennis Cruz, 17, and Ezequera Cruz, 19, both of New Bedford.

Rodriguez was charged with receiving a stolen motor vehicle, failure to stop on the signal of a police officer, negligent driving, and speeding. His passengers were charged with receiving a stolen motor vehicle.

- A Whitman man, David Gargon, 43, was in critical condition in the intensive care unit at UMass Memorial Medical Center over the weekend following a 3-vehicle crash in Grafton on Friday.

Gargon was injured when his Toyota Tundra pickup truck struck a Ford Escort stopped in the eastbound breakdown lane, and then hit a 2002 Freightliner tractor-trailer truck stopped in traffic. According to police, Gargon was speeding in the breakdown lane when the accident occurred. The other drivers were not injured.

- An off-duty Boston police officer, Michael Long, 38, driving through a construction site struck a civilian flagger in Dedham Friday morning.

Officer Long, an 11-year veteran of the Boston police, was making a left turn onto Washington Street in his Ford Expedition when the passenger-side mirror struck the construction worker James Leydon, 58, in the elbow. Long drove on, saying later that he wasn't aware he struck anybody. Dedham police do not plan to file charges against Long.

- A 2-car crash on I-91 after 5 pm on Saturday caused 3 injuries and hours of traffic delays in West Springfiled. The crash occurred just south of Mass. Turnpike exit 14 when a 2000 Isuzu Rodeo driven by Heraldo Tapia (who didn't have a driver's license), 51, rolled over after crashing with a Nissan Murano.

- Matthew Amorello, the former Massachusetts Turnpike Authority chief was arrested for drunken driving after he crashed his car into two parked vehicles in Haverhill early Saturday morning. See more here.

- A Hampden biker was killed in a crash on Sunday after his motorcycle struck a utility pole on Wilbraham Road in Hampden. Stephen R. Came, 57, died before the emergency crews arrived at the scene.

Mass. Man Injured in Rollover Pickup Truck Crash

A Massachusetts man was injured in a rollover pickup truck crash in New Hampshire on Friday, sustaining injuries.

The man, David Moore, 41, of Chelmsford, Mass. was travelling in his pickup truck on on Lily Pond Road in Gilford, NH, when he lost control over the vehicle, went off the road and crashed into a concrete structure rolling over and landing on its roof.

Moore was trapped inside the truck and unresponsive, so rescue workers used the Jaws Of Life get him out. According to officials, the truck was greatly damaged in the crash.

Moore was first taken to Lakes Region General Hospital and then flown to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center with serious injuries.

It is not yet clear what caused the accident.

News Sources: WMUR, The Citizen of Laconia.

Two Motorcyclists Killed in 2 Car-Motorcycle Collisions

Two motorcyclists were killed in two separate car-motorcycle collisions in New England in the last 2 days.

The first crash, involving a drunk driver and 2 motorcycles occurred on Saturday in New Hampshire, in which one Salem woman who was travelling on a motorcycle with her husband was killed, and another motorcyclist was critically injured. The drunk driver had been arrested for DWI only one day before the fatal crash.

The second accident occurred on Cape Cod on Sunday, and involved a motorcycle speeding at 100 mph that crashed into a car taking a left turn. The motorcyclist died on the scene, while three people in the car were injured, two of them seriously.

We offer our sincerest condolences to the families of the deceased.