Connecticut Man Injured in Motorcycle Crash

A Connecticut man suffered a serious injury to his leg during a motorcycle crash, according to Lt. Joel Dolan of the Salem Police Department.

At approximately 11:55 a.m. on July 18, 2015, Salem Police Dispatch received a call claiming two motorcycles were operating erratically on North Broadway. Dispatch immediately put this information out to all on-duty officers.

At 11:58 a.m. Salem Police dispatchers received several 911 calls about an accident on Shadow Lake Road involving two motorcycles. Several of the callers indicated one of the victims had possibly severed his foot in the crash. First responding officers located the crash and confirmed the foot injury. Officers also confirmed the two calls were related, according to the report.

The initial investigation indicates a 2014 Harley Davidson motorcycle, driven by George Stanley, 25, of Vernon, CT, was traveling east on Shadow Lake and attempted to make a left hand turn onto Harris Ave. Stanley was unable to negotiate the turn and lost control of the motorcycle.

Salem Fire personnel transported Stanley to Lawrence General Hospital and he was scheduled to be flown by a Med-flight helicopter to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA. His condition is unknown at this time.

The Salem Police Accident Reconstruction Team has been called in to investigate the accident. Shadow Lake Rd will be closed for several hours as a result. This investigation is on-going and we are unable to release any preliminary cause to the crash.