Crime & Safety
Massachusetts Man Injured When ATV Veers Off Road In Bradford
Conservation officers say speed, alcohol, inexperience factor in to crash that injured 60-year-old Burlington, MA, man on Wednesday.
BRADFORD, NH - The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department was notified of a single ATV crash in the town of Bradford on Wednesday.
Members of the Bradford Fire and Rescue Department, Bradford Police Department, Henniker Police Department, and a Conservation Officer responded to the scene at just after 7 p.m. When there, they determined that Jeffery Fisher, 60, of Burlington, Massachusetts, had been operating an unregistered ATV on Blaisdell Lake Road during the time of the crash.
Conservation Officer Nicholas Masucci said Fisher failed to reduce his speed on a narrow curve and veered off the road. Fisher was treated for non-life-threatening injuries by members of the Bradford Fire and Rescue Department before being transported to Concord Hospital.
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Blaisdell Lake Road is a public way that is not open for Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle use. Excessive speed, inexperience, and alcohol are considered to be factors of the crash.