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FALMOUTH – A motorcycle reportedly struck two pedestrians in Falmouth sometime after 8:30 PM Monday. The crash happened on Main Street (Route 28) by the U.S. Post Office. One victim was transported to St. Luke’s Hospital trauma center in New Bedford. The second victim was taken to Falmouth Hospital. Falmouth Police are searching for the motorcycle operator who reportedly fled the scene after the crash.
From Falmouth Police: On August 14, 2023 at 8:48 PM, Falmouth Emergency Communications received a call reporting that a motorcycle had just struck two pedestrians on Main St in front of the Estia Restaurant. The pedestrians were in a marked crosswalk at the time of the crash.
A Falmouth Fire Rescue Department Rescue Unit was in the vicinity at time of crash and rendered immediate medical assistance to the pedestrians who were found injured in the roadway. They were identified as a husband and wife from Falmouth. The couple, in their sixties, were both transported to area hospitals. Their condition is unknown at this time. The male motorcycle operator was able to push the motorcycle off the roadway and appeared to be waiting for emergency personnel to arrive. Prior to Police arrival, the motorcycle operator fled on foot into a wooded area surrounding Siders Pond behind the Town Hall. A Search by Officers assisted by a K9 were unsuccessful in locating the motorcycle operator, his identity is unknown at this time.
The Cape Cod Law Regional Enforcement Crash Reconstruction Unit as well as the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Criminal Investigation assisted at the crash scene and will continue to assist with the ongoing investigation.
Further update: The following is an update on the Motorcycle vs Pedestrian crash on August 14, 2023, which occurred on Main Street in Falmouth. The injured victims, whose condition is unknown at this time are being identified as David Fitch, 65, and Sandra Fitch,60, of Falmouth. The Falmouth Police Department and its law enforcement partners are conducting a thorough investigation of the crash scene and continue their efforts into identifying the motorcyclist who fled the scene.
