WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A Vermont motorcyclist was cited for following too closely after a colision with a car at the corner of Simonds Road and Sand Springs Road on Sunday, according to Williamstown Police.

 

Richard Sargent of Sunderland, Vt., was traveling south on Simonds Road (Route 7) on a 2004 Kawasaki motorcycle when he rear-ended a 2014 Nissan driven by Nikita Noyes-Martel of Pownal, an accident report reads.

 

Sargent was taken from the scene by Northern Berkshire EMS after receiving a serious leg injury, according to the report. Noyes-Martel walked away from the accident.

 

Noyes-Martel also was driving on Simonds Road and was stopped waiting to make a left turn onto Sand Springs, police said.

 

"As [Sargent] approached [Noyes-Martel], [Sargent] never slowed or attempted to pass [Noyes-Martel] on the right-and side of the roadway," the report reads. "As [Noyes-Martel] started to make her left-hand turn, [Sargent] realized at the last second that [Noyes-Martel] was turning."

 

According to the accident report, Sargent attempted to swerve to the right to avoid a collision but ended up hitting the right rear of the Nissan, laying down his motorcycle, sliding across the road and crashing into the granite curbing.

 

The accident occurred at about 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon.

 

Ron's Auto Repair removed the damaged motorcycle from the scene.

 

The Williamstown Fire Department also responded to the accident.