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Christopher Smiley, 41, of Hanson, Mass. was working an ATV on a path in Errol, N.H. on the time of the crash.
Because of his helmet, a Massachusetts man barely survived an ATV crash Saturday in New Hampshire.
Christopher Smiley, 41, of Hanson was working an ATV on the Deer Mountain Path in Errol, N.H. at about 1 p.m. on June 3 when he misplaced management and crashed, in line with the New Hampshire Fish and Recreation Division.
Smiley was on his personal ATV, driving behind one other particular person on the path on the time, officers mentioned. The opposite particular person noticed the crash happen and instantly went to assist. A bystander referred to as 911, and Smiley was delivered to an ambulance on Route 16. He was then transported to Androscoggin Valley Hospital for therapy of great and probably life-threatening accidents.
Officers say that the crash occurred when Smiley drifted to the surface of a downhill left flip. He misplaced management of the ATV, and the automobile rolled over. Smiley was then ejected from the ATV and hit an embankment.
“Smiley was sporting a helmet, which was deemed essential in his survival. Conservation Officers consider the first reason for the crash to have been unreasonable velocity for the prevailing circumstances,” New Hampshire Fish and Recreation mentioned in an announcement.
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