Crime & Safety
Massachusetts Man Seriously Injured In ATV Rollover Accident
N.H. Fish and Game responded to an accident in Jericho Mountain State Park in Berlin. An Upton, MA, man was transported to the hospital.
BERLIN, NH — New Hampshire Fish and Game responded to an ATV accident in Jericho Mountain State Park Sunday that seriously injured a man.
Kurt Person Jr., 25, of Upton, Massachusetts, was operating a borrowed ATV northbound on the Bob’s Way Trail, heading in the direction of Brook Road at about 1:30 p.m. While negotiating a downhill turn, the ATV hit a rock in the trail, which resulted in the operator losing control of the machine and rolling over.
Following the crash, Person was immediately attended to by other members riding with him. Person was able to be helped into the passenger seat of a Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) and driven directly to Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin.
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A short distance from the scene, Person’s riding party encountered a New Hampshire Fish and Game Department Conservation Officer who was on ATV patrol in the area. The group reported the crash to the officer and then continued to the hospital. The crash was subsequently investigated at the scene and with the involved parties, but conclusions have not yet been drawn about the exact causation of the crash.
At the time of the crash, the operator was wearing a helmet and eye protection, which authorities believe certainly saved him from far more serious injuries.
