Press Release  North Adams man dies from injuries sustained in crash

PITTSFIELD — Friday evening at approximately 10:10 North Adams Police and Fire along with Northern Berkshire EMS were dispatched to the area of 761 Church Street for a report of a motorcycle vs. car accident. 

Upon arrival first responders found the operator of the motorcycle lying on the roadway.   49 year old STEVEN FORTIER, of North Adams, was transported to Berkshire Medical Center’s North Adams Campus where he died from his injuries. 

The other vehicle involved in the crash was operated by 59 year old Joseph Thompson of Adams.  Thompson and a passenger in the vehicle did not suffer serious injuries in the accident which remains under investigation. 

The investigation is being conducted by members of the North Adams Police Department, state police detectives assigned to the District Attorney’s Office and troopers from the Crime Scene Service Section and the Collision Analysis Reconstruction Section. 

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