Middlefield Man Seriously Injured In Snowmobile Accident

COLEBROOK, NH — A Middlefield man was seriously injured in a snowmobile crash that occurred this past weekend in New Hampshire.

Fish and Game Conservation Officers say they responded to a single snowmobile crash on Trail Corridor 3A at approximately 3 p.m. on Feb. 23. Joseph Aitken, 50, of Middlefield, Connecticut failed to keep control of his machine after going over a bridge, authorities said.

Aitken was thrown from the machine and sustained serious injuries when his body struck a tree, authorities said. Colebrook Fire Department, Colebrook Police Department, a Conservation Officer, and 45th Parallel EMS responded to the call.

Aitken was transported to Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook and was immediately transferred into a waiting Lifeflight of Maine helicopter. He was flown to Central Maine Medical Center for further treatment. Speed is the leading cause of the crash and a charge of such is pending, authorities said.