CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is cautioning drivers to stay alert this summer as motorcycle crashes reach nearly 30 fatalities.
Motorcyclists take advantage of consistent warm weather. But unfortunately, that can bring a sharp increase in deadly crashes. In the last decade, AAA found that almost 60 percent of motorcyclist fatalities occur between May and September.
Motorcyclist seriously injured in Brimfield
Data from MassDOT states that 28 motorcyclists have died on Massachusetts roadways this year. Ten of the victims were between the ages of 25 and 35 years old, with the majority of the crashes occurring in June.
Deadly motorcycle crashes in Massachusetts
- 7/4/2025: US-3 south, Exit 16 off ramp in Plymouth
- 6/29/2025: I-91 north in Longmeadow
- 6/25/2025: US-3 north, off-ramp Exit 91 in Tyngsborough
- 6/24/2025: 991 Jefferson St. in Fall River
- 6/23/2025: 151 Palmer Rd. in Plympton
- 6/23/2025: 290 Turnpike Rd. in Westborough
- 6/19/2025: 20 Oxford Ave. in Dudley
- 6/19/2025: US-44 EAST, ramp to US-3 north in Plymouth
- 6/18/2025: 197 Merrimack St. in Dracut
- 6/15/2025: 225 Fuller Rd. in Chicopee
- 6/13/2025: 261 Saint Nicholas Ave. in Worcester
- 6/12/2025: River St. + Sears Way in West Springfield
- 6/11/2025: 375 West Main St. in North Adams
- 6/5/2025: 2296 Cranberry Hwy. in Wareham
- 6/4/2025: SR-28 SOUTH + W. Estate Falmouth Hwy. in Falmouth
- 5/24/2025: SR-38 at I-95 NORTH off ramp in Woburn
- 5/24/2025: Suffield St. + Adams St. in Agawam
- 5/17/2025: 295 Mishawum Rd. in Woburn
- 5/1/2025: 145 Ashburnham Rd. in Westminster
- 5/1/2025: Station Ave. + Wood Rd. in Yarmouth
- 4/29/2025: Lester St. + Moore St. in Erving
- 4/22/2025: 205 Industrial Ave. in Lowell
- 4/19/2025: Concord St. + John Dunn Memorial Dr. in Rockland
- 4/18/2025: 14 Main St. + Creamery Rd. in Egremont
- 4/10/2025: Winter St. + Vintage Farm Ln. in Walpole
- 3/21/2025: 139 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge
- 3/4/2025: Cranberry Hwy. + Patterson Brook Rd. in Wareham
- 1/21/2025: Somerset Ave. + Silverwood Dr. in Taunton
To improve safety on the roads, MassDOT is urging drivers to increase their following distance when driving behind a motorcycle and also check mirrors and blind spots. If a motorcyclist has their turn signal on, wait to make sure they turn before passing them. Motorcycle operators should always wear their gear, ride defensively, and sober.
In Massachusetts, there were 65 deadly crashes involving motorcycles in 2024.
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