Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
Charges have been filed in connection with a June motorcycle crash on New Falls Road in Middletown.
Thomas Burke, 49,of Middletown’s Levittown section, was charged this week with two felony counts of accidents involving injury and various minor traffic citations related to not being properly licensed and careless driving.
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Burke was operating his motorcycle with a female passenger when the crash happened on June 25 on New Falls Road between Queen Lily Road and Quincy Drive.
The crash occurred when the motorcycle was moving too quickly and the brake was applied too harshly, according to police documents filed by Officer Micheal Stum. The motorcycle reportedly went out of control and slammed to the ground, skipping for nearly 200 feet before coming to a stop.
Police said Burke did not have a motorcycle endorsement for his driver’s license, which he did not have at the time of the crash.
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According to the probable cause affidavit, Burke and the woman on the motorcycle suffered injuries severe enough to limit their memory of the crash.
Burke and the female passenger were wearing head and eye protection, police said.
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Burke was arraigned Wednesday morning and released on $10,000 unsecured bail. He is scheduled to come before District Judge John Kelly Jr. January 7 for a hearing.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
