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Standish man in fair condition after motorcycle crash
The Harley-Davidson collided with a tractor-trailer as it was making a wide righthand turn onto Middle Jam Road.
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A Standish man was in a hospital in fair condition Saturday after the motorcycle he was driving struck a tractor-trailer that was hauling an excavator on Chadbourne Road in Standish.
The crash happened just before 4 p.m. Friday, when a 2003 Harley-Davidson driven by Raymond Taylor, 60, attempted to pass the tractor-trailer on the right as it was making a wide righthand turn onto Middle Jam Road, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said.
Updated July 16
Standish motorcyclist seriously injured in crash with tractor-trailer
Police say Raymond Taylor, 60, tried to pass on the right as a truck hauling an excavator was making a wide right turn in Standish.
A Standish man was seriously injured Friday afternoon when his motorcycle struck a tractor-trailer hauling an excavator.
The crash happened just before 4 p.m. Friday when the driver of a Harley Davidson attempted to pass the truck on the right as it was making a wide righthand turn from Chadbourne Road onto Middle Jam Road in Standish, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said.
The motorcycle driven by 60-year-old Raymond Taylor of Standish collided with the truck and was crushed under the trailer. Taylor was not wearing a helmet and sustained significant injuries, police said. He was taken to Maine Medical Center.