Lowell Man Identified as Hooksett Motorcycle Crash Victim

BEDFORD, NH - State Police today announced the identity of a man killed in a motorcycle crash on I-93 South in Hooksett. New Hampshire State Police said Wilson Morales, 25, of Lowell, MA was killed during a high speed crash within the entrance to the Interstate 93 southbound rest area in Hooksett on Thursday.

Police had earlier received a call for a motorcycle operating erratically on the roadway in Concord. Witnesses said Morales, riding a 2007 Yamaha YZFR1 Motorcycle, was weaving in and out of traffic. When police caught up to him he accelerated to an even higher speed, estimated above 120 m.p.h.

State Police said the decision was then made to forego the chase for safety reasons.

When Morales was found, police said, troopers and bystanders attempted to render medical aid him. Morales later succumbed to his injuries.

The New Hampshire State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction (C.A.R.) Unit was requested to respond to the scene and investigate the collision.

State Police said an initial investigation indicated that the motorcycle lost control while entering the rest area at a high rate of speed. This resulted in the motorcycle going off of the left side of the roadway, losing control, striking a light pole.

Due to the collision, the entrance to the southbound rest area was closed for approximately two and a half hours. The New Hampshire State Police CAR Unit was assisted on scene by the Hooksett Fire Department, and the New Hampshire Department of Transportation. State Police said the crash remains under investigation, "it appears that speed was a factor in the crash."

Anyone that may have further information related to this crash, is asked to contact Trooper Daniel Quartulli at 603-223-8993 or email at daniel.quartulli@dos.nh.gov.

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