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Taken from The Nashua Telegraph
By STEPHANIE HOOPER, Telegraph Staff
hoopers@telegraph-nh.com
Published: Friday, Jul. 2, 2004
DERRY - A 21-year-old Hudson man died Thursday after he drove his motorcycle into oncoming traffic on Route 28 and collided with two cars, police said.
Ian Boucher of 84 Central St. was pronounced dead at Parkland Medical Center shortly after the crash, which happened just south of Kilrea Road at about 3:05 p.m., Derry police Sgt. Keith Moreau said.
Moreau said Boucher never regained consciousness after he was found lying on the west side of the road about 30-40 feet from where his 2004 Honda CBR 600 RR had crashed into two vehicles, Moreau said.
Police investigators determined that the Honda had been traveling north in the southbound lane when it first collided head-on with a 2000 Volkswagen Jetta driven by Lisa Salvo, 35, of Salem, then was involved in a second collision with a 2000 Jeep Wrangler driven by Stephanie Johnson, 49, of Derry, Moreau said.
Fire officials were first to arrive at the crash scene, where they found Boucher unconscious and immediately began emergency treatment, Moreau said.The Honda was lying in the center of the road, and a helmet was recovered, but investigators have not been able to determine whether Boucher was wearing it at time of the collision, Moreau said. Derry Fire Department crews transported Boucher to Parkland Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead, he said.
Moreau could not provide the time of death, but said it was relatively soon after he arrived to the medical center.
Johnson was also transported to Parkland Medical Center for observation due to emotional distress following the crash, fire officials said.
At 9 p.m. Thursday, Johnson was not listed as a patient at the medical center.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing, police said.