Gorham Motorcycle Crash Leaves One Dead
GORHAM, NH — A 29-year-old Malden woman died following a motorcycle crash on North Main Street (Route 16) at about 10:30 p.m. on July 2.
According to Gorham Police, Michaela Svetlana Waldrop was a passenger on a 2011 Harley-Davidson motorcycle operated by 29-year-old Ryan C. Tidwell of Berlin. The incident, classified as a single-vehicle crash, occurred while the motorcycle was traveling with a second motorcycle.
Waldrop suffered severe injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The roadway was closed for approximately six hours as investigators from the Gorham Police Department and the New Hampshire State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit worked to reconstruct the scene.
Authorities are urging anyone who witnessed the crash to contact Gorham Police Lt. Eoin Stapleton at 603-466-2334 or via email. The investigation is ongoing.