Local motorcycle accident survivor reacts to weekend collision in Connecticut

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) – A team of motorcyclists ended up strike by a motor vehicle around the weekend in Connecticut, seriously injuring two western Massachusetts riders.

The accident brought again undesirable recollections for a nearby survivor of a equivalent crash in 2019 which remaining 7 men and women useless in New Hampshire.

Joshua Morin told Western Mass News that many men and women achieved out to him after listening to about the motorcycle incident on Sunday night involving riders at the Chicopee Moose Lodge.

He spoke with us near to three several years immediately after his in the vicinity of brush with demise about what he would like to see to try out to help avert these accidents in the upcoming.

“My heart broke immediately and filled with sadness realizing that people’s life are going to be affected and most likely devastated,” Morin instructed us.

He survived a shocking bike incident in New Hampshire in 2019 involving a truck driver from West Springfield who drove into a group of bikers, killing seven of them.

Morin spoke with Western Mass News after a comparable crash on Sunday involving riders from Ludlow and Chicopee evoked quick comparisons from the community.

Ken Fish was supposed to bike along with his mates, who are customers of the Chicopee Moose Lodge Riders, on Route 171 in Woodstock, Connecticut when a vehicle crossed the double yellow line at a superior pace and struck many bikers, leaving his close friends hospitalized and severely wounded.

“I was supposed to go on that ride, but I took the time off to expend with my daughter,” Fish informed us.

Morin talked about the danger motorcyclists experience just about every time they phase on a bike.

“You can have all the preparations you want and you however can get wounded,” he claimed.

Morin instructed Western Mass Information that rides centered about nonprofits and gains are a popular concept for biker teams, like the Moose Riders. When basic safety is hardly ever a assurance, it is usually a stage of discussion.

“Our rides normally consist of a safety quick,” Morin mentioned. “We go off on the highway and we trip staggered, incredibly clear directions about how to cope with ourselves on the road.”

For Morin, who said he continue to offers with the physical and mental tolls every working day, his concept is uncomplicated for distracted motorists.

“Pay interest to the highway, shell out interest to your driving,” he explained. “One slight mishap can kill somebody on a bike, and if not killed, definitely change their daily life for the rest of their life.”

The accident remains underneath investigation. Connecticut Point out Law enforcement have not introduced the id of the driver at this time.

Copyright 2022. Western Mass News (WGGB/WSHM). All rights reserved.