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Police searching for driver who left scene following a motorcycle crash

Police searching for driver who left scene following a motorcycle crash
METEOROLOGIST BEN FRECHETTE HAS YOUR FULL FORECAST COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES. NEW THIS MORNING. ESSEX POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A MOTORCYCLE CRASH. INVESTIGATORS SAY THIS HAPPENED LAST NIGHT....JUST A LITTLE AFTER 5:30. ON FORT PARKWAY... IN FRONT OF ETHAN ALLEN AVENUE. POLICE SAY THE MOTORCYCLIST VEERED OUT OF THE WAY FOR A VEHICLE THAT RAN A RED LIGHT. THATS WHEN THE MOTORCYCIST DUMPED THE BIKE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER OF THE CAR....ALLEGEDLY TOLD WITNESSES SHE WOULD TURN AROUND AND COME BACK TO THE SCENE. BUT SHE NEVER DID. RIGHT NOW...OFFICERS ARE SEARCHING FOR A BLACK CHEVY S-U-V. POLICE SAY THE DRIVER WAS A WOMAN IN HER 40'
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Police searching for driver who left scene following a motorcycle crash
Right now, the Essex Police Department is investigating a motorcycle crash that happened last night in Colchester, just a little after 5:30 on Fort Parkway in front of Ethan Allen Avenue.Police say the motorcyclist veered out of the way for a vehicle that ran a red light.That’s when the motorcyclist dumped the bike to avoid an accident. The driver of the car allegedly told witnesses she would turn around and come back to the scene.But, she never did.Right now, officers are searching for a woman in her 40s driving a Black Chevy SUV. The motorcyclist was transported to UVM Medical Center for additional care but only sustained minor injuries. If you saw anything that could help in this investigation, you’re asked to call Essex Police Department.

Right now, the Essex Police Department is investigating a motorcycle crash that happened last night in Colchester, just a little after 5:30 on Fort Parkway in front of Ethan Allen Avenue.

Police say the motorcyclist veered out of the way for a vehicle that ran a red light.
That’s when the motorcyclist dumped the bike to avoid an accident.

The driver of the car allegedly told witnesses she would turn around and come back to the scene.

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But, she never did.

Right now, officers are searching for a woman in her 40s driving a Black Chevy SUV.

The motorcyclist was transported to UVM Medical Center for additional care but only sustained minor injuries.

If you saw anything that could help in this investigation, you’re asked to call Essex Police Department.