Motorcyclist Charged After Accident With Windham Driver

Merrimack police arrested a Nashua motorcyclist for allegedly leaving an accident scene involving a Windham driver near the Amherst town line on Wednesday morning.

Robert E. Bentman 51, of 23-G Hunt St., was charged with conduct after an accident and for also operating his motorcycle without a valid license, police said.

He has a court date of Aug. 22 to answer to the charges.

Police officers responded to the area of Route 101-A and the Amherst town line on Wednesday at 7:20 a.m. for the reported accident. They found two vehicles, a 2001 Honda Accord operated by Harvey Salzman of Windham, and a 1993 Suzuki motorcycle, the operator of which having left the scene.

The motorcyclist, soon identified as Bentman, was traveling westbound when traffic slowed and he was unable to stop his Suzuki in time, striking the rear of the Honda, police said.

Bentman fell off the motorcycle, and with the help of another motorist was able to lift the bike up and move it to the breakdown lane. Police said he left the scene in another vehicle without giving his driver information to Salzman.

Police said he was later located at his job in Amherst. After a warrant was issued, Bentman turned himself in at the Merrimack Police Department, where he was charged and then released on $750 personal recognizance bail, according to police.