LIME ROCK — A motorcycle crash involving a car temporarily shut down a section of Route 112 near the intersection with Route 7 on Saturday afternoon, drawing a large emergency response and prompting a Life Star helicopter landing at Housatonic Valley Regional High School.
Emergency responders at the scene confirmed the incident involved a motorcycle and passenger vehicle. Route 7 was closed from Dugway Road to the intersection of Routes 7 and 112 while crews responded.
Life Star arrived at the high school at approximately 2 p.m., where a crowd gathered to watch the helicopter land as the Lakeville-based Blue Studio dance recital was about to begin. The crash victim was transferred from an ambulance to the helicopter shortly after it landed before being transported to Hartford Hospital, according to a member of the Lakeville Hose Company who assisted with the landing.
Fire departments, police and EMS personnel remained on scene during the response.
Connecticut State Police said the crash occurred around 1 p.m. and involved a car and motorcycle, but did not release additional details. A state police spokesperson said the roads reopened quickly and described the injury as minor.
However, Chris Ohmen, a volunteer firefighter with the Lakeville Hose Company who was at the scene, said the “injuries warranted a Life Star transport” and that he was directed to “clear the area and set up a landing zone.”
The incident marks the second serious crash in two days in the area. A van crashed into a utility pole on Route 112 less than 24 hours earlier, causing road closures and traffic delays. The driver of that crash was transported to a hospital with serious injuries.
A motorcycle crash victim was transferred from an ambulance to a Life Star helicopter shortly after 2 p.m. Saturday, May 16, before being transported to Hartford Hospital, according to an emergency responder. lakevillejournal.com
