Motorcyclists Charged After Crash On Cape Cod With SUV

FALMOUTH, MA —

Just after 8 p.m. on Monday, Bourne Police and Bourne Rescue were dispatched to the intersection of County Road and Barlow’s Landing Road for a crash involving a vehicle and two motorcycles.

Upon arrival, Officers discovered two motorcycles down in the roadway next to a gray Mazda SUV.

Officers determined that the Mazda SUV had been heading west on Barlow’s Landing Road and was stopped for a red light at the intersection of Barlow’s Landing Road and County Road.

Three motorcycles were traveling north together on County Road. As the motorcycles approached the intersection, the first motorcycle, a blue Suzuki GSX-R750 operated by a 31-year-old man from Wareham, left the roadway, drove through the grass median and struck the Mazda on the driver’s side. The second motorcycle, a black Suzuki GSX-R600 operated by a 16-year-old man from Rochester, was travelling directly behind the first motorcycle.

The second motorcycle was unable to stop in time and struck the first motorcycle after it struck the Mazda. A third motorcyclist who had been travelling behind the other two motorcycles was able to stop and remained on scene as a witness, officials said.

The operators of both motorcycles involved in the crash were transported to area hospitals by the Bourne Fire Department for evaluation of possible minor injuries. The occupants of the Mazda were not injured.

The operator of the blue Suzuki GSX-R700 had a suspended license, and the plates did not belong to the motorcycle. The operator is being charged with operating after suspension, attaching plates, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, operating an unregistered motor vehicle and failure to stay in marked lanes.

The operator of the black Suzuki GSX-R600 only had a learner's permit and is being charged with unlicensed operation due to operating after sunset, part of the restrictions of a learner's permit.