NJ Man Hurt In UTV Accident

Berlin, NH – A New Jersey man has been seriously injured in a utility task vehicle crash. New Hampshire Fish and Game Officials said at around 4 p.m. Thursday19-year-old Mosher Weissler, of Lakewood, New Jersey, rolled a UTV to its side while driving with a group along Brook Road Trail in Berlin.

After a 911 call was made by a member of his party, a NH Forest Ranger and Berlin EMS responded to the scene of the crash. Weissler was subsequently taken by Berlin EMS to Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin for further evaluation and treatment for serious but non-life threatening injuries.

A NH Fish and Game Department Conservation Officer responded to the call as well and conducted a follow up investigation on this incident. Authorities said the operator was wearing a helmet and eye protection at the time of the incident. Inexperience is considered a primary factor in the cause of this crash.