Traffic & Transit
ATV Crashes Into Tree After Leaving Trail In Jericho State Park
A man from Sterling, MA lost control after hitting a rut on a Trail in Berlin. Conservation Officers say speed appears to be a factor.
BERLIN, NH - NH Fish and Game Conservation officers responded to a call for an ATV crash on the Turbine Trail Saturday.
Officers arrived at the trail in Jericho State Park at about 3:05 p.m. and located the crash involving Zachary Foley-Cox, 24 of Sterling, MA. The man was injured after his ATV left the trail and crashed into a tree. Conservation officers said he was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash but had sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries.
The operator told officers that the left front tire of the ATV went into a rut on the trail and pulled him close to the left edge of the trail. He said that he could not bring the machine back onto the trail before it started to roll over.
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A Coos County Sherriff Deputy, Berlin Fire Department, Berlin EMS, and Conservation Officers responded to the scene. Foley-Cox was transported from the scene by Berlin Fire Department’s rescue UTV to the ambulance. From there he was taken to Androscoggin Valley Hospital.
The crash is still under investigation but speed is considered the main contributing factor.
