crash_reports: 2100000822

On 10/13/2021 at 18:33 hours I responded to 30 Myrtle St for a report of a single vehicle crash involving a motorcycle that had a driver and a passenger. Myrtle St is a public way in the City of Newton. Upon my arrival I spoke with Roberto Ventura who stated that he and his passenger Melissa Mendoza were ridding westbound on Myrtle St on his 2009 Yamaha Raider motorcycle. Ventura and Mendoza were both wearing DOT approved helmets at the time of the crash. Ventura stated that as he approached 30 Myrtle St he drove over a patch of compacted dirt and gravel that was approximately three feet wide and four feet long. The patch was not coved by asphalt and was dug out and filled by the City of Newton Utilities Department. The patch of dirt and gravel was not marked by any cones, barrels or barricades. There were no street lights in the area so the roadway was not lit. There was a similar patch approximately 10 feet east that had four cones around it. Ventura stated that he did not see the dirt patch until he drove over it. Ventura stated that after driving over the dirt patch that he did not see at approximately 20 MPH he lost control of the motorcycle. Both Ventura and Mendoza stated that he were then thrown from the motorcycle and landed on the roadway. Ventura complained about pain in his left shoulder and knee, and had road rash abrasions to his left leg and arm. Mendoza stated that she had road rash abrasions to her left arm and leg. Both Ventura and Mendoza declined medical treatment at the crash scene and singed patient refusal forms provided to them by Fallon medic. Ventura's motorcycle had damage to it's left side tail light, and handlebar, as well as scrapes on the left side. Ventura's motorcycle did not require a tow. I placed reflective cones around the dirt and gravel patch and had dispatch leave a message for Newton Utilities to pave over both patches.