13-Year-Old + Motorcycle + Wrong Way + Bad Curve = Crash In Manchester

MANCHESTER, CT — A 13-year-old riding a motorcycle the wrong way on an already tricky curve in Manchester did not add up to a good result Wednesday.

He was involved in a crash that took place at 1:59 p.m. on the sharp, L-shaped curve in the area of 3 Walnut St. Police said the curve is notorious for bad sight lines.

According to a crash report, 125cc motorcycle driven by a 13-year-old boy from Manchester was traveling the wrong way on the one-way portion of Walnut Street when he collided with a vehicle being driven by a 26-year-old Manchester woman.

The 13-year-old was transported to Connecticut Children's Medical Center with what police described as non-life threatening injuries.

Police said the woman was not injured. A motorcycle of that size requires a license, registration and insurance, none of which the teen possessed, police said.

This collision remained under investigation Thursday and is being overseen by the Manchester Police Department. Anyone with additional information or who may have witnessed the collision is encouraged to contact Officer Konrad Rozwadowski at 860-533-8620.