A 75-year-old Ludlow woman was cited for motor vehicular homicide and failure to yield to an approaching vehicle.
WILBRAHAM - A motorcyclist, fatally injured Saturday afternoon when a car turned into his path of travel on Boston Road, has been identified by police as 36-year-old Bradford R. Storozuk of Stafford Springs, Conn.
Investigating police officer John Siniscalchi said he cited the driver of the car, 75-year-old Josephine T. Zucco of Ludlow, with vehicular homicide and failure to yield to an approaching vehicle.
The crash occurred shortly before 1 p.m. as Storozuk rode his 2011 Harley Davidson east on Boston Road, Siniscalchi said.
Zucco, driving a 2008 Buick Lucerne west on Boston Road, pulled into Storozuk’s path of travel when she made a left turn into the Boston Road Plaza, Siniscalchi said.
“He struck the passenger side of the vehicle,” Siniscalchi said, adding that Storozuk was thrown from his seat and landed in the westbound lane approximately 40 feet away.
Siniscalchi said that Storozuk’s helmet does not appear to be certified by the U.S. Department of Transportation and that it came off before he hit the pavement.
“Either it was unstrapped or became unstrapped,” Siniscalchi said.
Storozuk suffered serious head injuries, Siniscalchi said. He was treated by Wilbraham Fire Department personnel and taken to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Siniscalchi said his preliminary investigation is complete and that his final accident reconstruction should take several weeks to complete.
He said, however, that speed does not appear to be a factor in the crash; initial calculations indicate that Storozuk was riding at less than 30 mph.at the moment of impact.
The plaza is located at 2701 Boston Road.