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04-16-2003, 07:55 AM
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A motorcyclist was seriously injured last night when he lost control of his bike in the new Interstate 93 North tunnel beneath Boston and slid 250 feet into a wall, authorities said.
The 10 p.m. crash involved several Ninja-style motorcycles, and speed appeared to be a factor, state police Lt. Paul Maloney said. Further details were unavailable last night.
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A motorcyclist was seriously injured last night when he lost control of his bike in the new Interstate 93 North tunnel beneath Boston and slid 250 feet into a wall, authorities said.
The 10 p.m. crash involved several Ninja-style motorcycles, and speed appeared to be a factor, state police Lt. Paul Maloney said. Further details were unavailable last night.
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04-16-2003, 08:12 AM
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Motorcyclist Killed In New Liberty Tunnel
Vehicle Went Out Of Control
POSTED: 7:12 a.m. EDT April 16, 2003
UPDATED: 7:49 a.m. EDT April 16, 2003
BOSTON -- A motorcyclist traveling with two other bikers became the newly opened Liberty Tunnel's first fatality, when he crashed and was run over by his companions, state police said.
Ramon Carrasco, 31, of Boston, apparently lost control about 10 p.m. Tuesday while traveling north on Interstate 93, struck the side of the tunnel and was thrown to the pavement, where he was struck by the other two motorcycles, according to State Police Sgt. Edward Principe. He said Carrasco was pronounced dead at the scene.
Treated for minor injuries were the other bikers - Anthony Crutchfield, 30, of Somerville, Mass., and Manuel Ortiz-Moyet, 24, of Boston.
Principe said the accident remains under investigation, but the motorcycles were believed to be traveling about 70 mph in a 45 mph zone.
The new tunnel, which runs underneath downtown Boston, is the new Interstate 90 connector, linking the Massachusetts Turnpike to Logan Airport. The 1.5 mile stretch of highway, which will replace the elevated Central Artery, has just two exits, one near Government Center and another near North Station.
The southbound lanes of I-93 are set to open next year.
Vehicle Went Out Of Control
POSTED: 7:12 a.m. EDT April 16, 2003
UPDATED: 7:49 a.m. EDT April 16, 2003
BOSTON -- A motorcyclist traveling with two other bikers became the newly opened Liberty Tunnel's first fatality, when he crashed and was run over by his companions, state police said.
Ramon Carrasco, 31, of Boston, apparently lost control about 10 p.m. Tuesday while traveling north on Interstate 93, struck the side of the tunnel and was thrown to the pavement, where he was struck by the other two motorcycles, according to State Police Sgt. Edward Principe. He said Carrasco was pronounced dead at the scene.
Treated for minor injuries were the other bikers - Anthony Crutchfield, 30, of Somerville, Mass., and Manuel Ortiz-Moyet, 24, of Boston.
Principe said the accident remains under investigation, but the motorcycles were believed to be traveling about 70 mph in a 45 mph zone.
The new tunnel, which runs underneath downtown Boston, is the new Interstate 90 connector, linking the Massachusetts Turnpike to Logan Airport. The 1.5 mile stretch of highway, which will replace the elevated Central Artery, has just two exits, one near Government Center and another near North Station.
The southbound lanes of I-93 are set to open next year.
04-16-2003, 01:22 PM
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I saw that on the news and thought HOLY **** CARNEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS. I had 2 2way 1000ceecee to make sure he was ok.
I saw that on the news and thought HOLY **** CARNEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS. I had 2 2way 1000ceecee to make sure he was ok.
RIP
keep it safe fellas
04-17-2003, 10:47 AM
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Tunnel's first fatality is blamed on speed
By Mac Daniel, Globe Staff, 4/17/2003
he rolling curves of the new northbound Central Artery appeared clear around 10 p.m. Tuesday when Ramon Carrasco and two friends - all riding motorcycles capable of speeds of more than 100 miles an hour - hit the bright lights at the tunnel entrance and gunned their engines. Within seconds, a quarter-mile in, the nighttime high-speed joy ride would end with the first fatality inside Boston's new underground roadway system.
Sportbike riders said yesterday that when clear, the sleek new tunnel is an exhilarating 1.5-mile ride that can resemble a video game, with little roadside debris, no springtime potholes, and a gleaming finish into the cool night air atop the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge.
With temperatures near summertime highs on Tuesday, roads throughout Boston were filled with motorcyclists, Carrasco and his two friends among them.
But at speeds peaking between 75 and 80 miles an hour in the tunnel, in a 45-mile-per-hour zone, Carrasco, 31, of Boston, may have approached traffic too quickly before losing control of his 1989 Suzuki while in the far left-hand lane, State Police investigators said.
Police said Carrasco initially hit the far left wall, ground against it for some 200 feet while still on his bike, then separated from his motorcycle and flew another 50 feet before landing in the center of the tunnel's left lane. His Suzuki went on for another 200 feet before coming to rest, leaving behind an accident scene stretching 450 feet, according to a preliminary investigation by State Police and the Suffolk district attorney's office.
Police said Anthony Crutchfield, 30, of Somerville, was following close behind Carrasco and may have hit his injured friend before losing control of his 2000 Yamaha. Manuel Ortiz-Moyet, 24, of Dorchester, who was behind Crutchfield, may have also hit Carrasco before losing control of his 2002 Suzuki.
Carrasco, who like Ortiz-Moyet and Crutchfield was wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene, said Sergeant David R. Paine Jr., a State Police spokesman.
Crutchfield and Ortiz-Moyet were taken to Boston Medical Center, treated for minor injuries, and released. Neither could be reached for comment yesterday.
The preliminary police investigation points to speed as a major factor. David Procopio, a spokesman for the Suffolk district attorney's office, said investigators were also trying to determine whether the draft created by a nearby truck may have contributed to Carrasco losing control of his bike.
Police have thus far found no mechanical failure with Carrasco's bike and no roadway defects. ''Speed is definitely a factor,'' Paine said, adding that there was no indication the three were racing.
He said officials at the Central Artery's operations control center were being interviewed about what they may have seen via the center's 27 tunnel cameras. Procopio said no videotape of the accident had been recovered because the center's video system did not begin taping until after the crash.
Motorcyclists in the Boston area, meanwhile, say that as they navigate winter-battered roads - navigating around potholes and patches of sand - a smooth new roadway such as the tunnel can be a big attraction.
''We're no different than somebody in a `cage,' which is what we call automobiles,'' said Dave Condon, a 48-year-old retired firefighter from Salem who is director of ABATE, a motorcyclists' lobbying group. ''We want to see the newness of it.''
Jason Melius, 33, of Reading, treasurer of the Greater Boston Highwaymen motorcycle group, said his club will probably include a zip through the tunnel on one of its organized rides this summer. He has already been through the tunnel several times by car, he said. But a motorcycle is different.
A biker ''has an incredible three-dimensional view of the road and the surroundings,'' he said, adding he's looking forward to riding his bike over the Zakim bridge someday ''to get that entire sensory experience.''
But the tragic milestone Tuesday night for the most expensive roadway system in the country is a sobering reminder against pushing the limits of the city's newest ride, bikers agree.
''It was a matter of not respecting what the motorcycle can do,'' said Mark Allen, chef and owner of Le Soir restaurant in Newton, who rides a Ducati for fun. ''They were probably a bunch of guys riding together. ... If you get a young kid on a hot bike, he's going to hot-rod it. Overdoing it can kill you. That's a good example right there.''
Joanna Weiss of the Globe Staff contributed to this report.
By Mac Daniel, Globe Staff, 4/17/2003
he rolling curves of the new northbound Central Artery appeared clear around 10 p.m. Tuesday when Ramon Carrasco and two friends - all riding motorcycles capable of speeds of more than 100 miles an hour - hit the bright lights at the tunnel entrance and gunned their engines. Within seconds, a quarter-mile in, the nighttime high-speed joy ride would end with the first fatality inside Boston's new underground roadway system.
Sportbike riders said yesterday that when clear, the sleek new tunnel is an exhilarating 1.5-mile ride that can resemble a video game, with little roadside debris, no springtime potholes, and a gleaming finish into the cool night air atop the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge.
With temperatures near summertime highs on Tuesday, roads throughout Boston were filled with motorcyclists, Carrasco and his two friends among them.
But at speeds peaking between 75 and 80 miles an hour in the tunnel, in a 45-mile-per-hour zone, Carrasco, 31, of Boston, may have approached traffic too quickly before losing control of his 1989 Suzuki while in the far left-hand lane, State Police investigators said.
Police said Carrasco initially hit the far left wall, ground against it for some 200 feet while still on his bike, then separated from his motorcycle and flew another 50 feet before landing in the center of the tunnel's left lane. His Suzuki went on for another 200 feet before coming to rest, leaving behind an accident scene stretching 450 feet, according to a preliminary investigation by State Police and the Suffolk district attorney's office.
Police said Anthony Crutchfield, 30, of Somerville, was following close behind Carrasco and may have hit his injured friend before losing control of his 2000 Yamaha. Manuel Ortiz-Moyet, 24, of Dorchester, who was behind Crutchfield, may have also hit Carrasco before losing control of his 2002 Suzuki.
Carrasco, who like Ortiz-Moyet and Crutchfield was wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene, said Sergeant David R. Paine Jr., a State Police spokesman.
Crutchfield and Ortiz-Moyet were taken to Boston Medical Center, treated for minor injuries, and released. Neither could be reached for comment yesterday.
The preliminary police investigation points to speed as a major factor. David Procopio, a spokesman for the Suffolk district attorney's office, said investigators were also trying to determine whether the draft created by a nearby truck may have contributed to Carrasco losing control of his bike.
Police have thus far found no mechanical failure with Carrasco's bike and no roadway defects. ''Speed is definitely a factor,'' Paine said, adding that there was no indication the three were racing.
He said officials at the Central Artery's operations control center were being interviewed about what they may have seen via the center's 27 tunnel cameras. Procopio said no videotape of the accident had been recovered because the center's video system did not begin taping until after the crash.
Motorcyclists in the Boston area, meanwhile, say that as they navigate winter-battered roads - navigating around potholes and patches of sand - a smooth new roadway such as the tunnel can be a big attraction.
''We're no different than somebody in a `cage,' which is what we call automobiles,'' said Dave Condon, a 48-year-old retired firefighter from Salem who is director of ABATE, a motorcyclists' lobbying group. ''We want to see the newness of it.''
Jason Melius, 33, of Reading, treasurer of the Greater Boston Highwaymen motorcycle group, said his club will probably include a zip through the tunnel on one of its organized rides this summer. He has already been through the tunnel several times by car, he said. But a motorcycle is different.
A biker ''has an incredible three-dimensional view of the road and the surroundings,'' he said, adding he's looking forward to riding his bike over the Zakim bridge someday ''to get that entire sensory experience.''
But the tragic milestone Tuesday night for the most expensive roadway system in the country is a sobering reminder against pushing the limits of the city's newest ride, bikers agree.
''It was a matter of not respecting what the motorcycle can do,'' said Mark Allen, chef and owner of Le Soir restaurant in Newton, who rides a Ducati for fun. ''They were probably a bunch of guys riding together. ... If you get a young kid on a hot bike, he's going to hot-rod it. Overdoing it can kill you. That's a good example right there.''
Joanna Weiss of the Globe Staff contributed to this report.
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