Motorcycle Crash Kills Maynard Man After Police Chase

MAYNARD, MA—A Maynard man was pronounced dead at the scene after he drove his motorcycle through a fence at a home on Waltham Street and Wood Lane on Friday night.

Officials confirmed that around 8:21 p.m., police responded to a single operator crash involving a motorcycle that had traveled through a fence at a Maynard residence located in the area of Waltham Street and Wood Lane subsequently striking a tree. The operator, a 29-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators found that the man had been headed east on Great Road in Stow when he was spotted speeding. Stow police ran the license plate and determined that the registration did not match the make and model of the motorcycle it was fastened to.

After the operator declined to stop, Stow police followed the him into Maynard. The driver lost control before hitting the tree. Speed does not appear to be a factor, said authorities.

This is an open and ongoing investigation being conducted by the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, Maynard Police, Stow Police and the Massachusetts State Police CARS Unit.

The name is not being released of the deceased man.