Route 571 Motorcycle Crash Injures Two from Beachwood
Second motorcycle crash in as many days in Manchester
A portion of Route 571 was closed Sunday afternoon after a motorcycle carrying two passengers and a car collided, police said. Beachwood residents John McLaughlin, 49, and Donna McLaughlin, 48, were riding on a 1996 Harley Davidson eastbound on Route 571 when they collided with a 2009 Nissan Sentra driven by 93-year-old Manchester resident Charles Baasch at the county highway's intersection with Ridgeway Boulevard, according to Manchester Police Department Capt. Lisa Parker. "Baasch attempted to make a left turn onto Route 571 at which time he impacted McLaughlin’s motorcycle which caused both the driver and passenger to be ejected," Parker said in a statement. John McLaughlin was driving the motorcycle at the time of the 4:18 p.m. …
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Lenny
9:30 am on Monday, May 21, 2012
I'm 66 still ride a motorcycle, been riding for well over 50 years. I'm all for re-testing. I voluntarily take every rider ed course available, live in a senior community and see people every single day who shoud be re-tested. Half of them can't even drive in their own communities, let alone out on the highway!! more ›