Derry Dirt Bike Accident Seriously Injures Litchfield Man

DERRY, NH — On June 28, 2020, around 12:15 p.m., New Hampshire Fish and Game Conservation Officers responded to the Rockingham Recreational Trail in Derry for a reported single dirt bike accident.

Upon arrival at the scene Conservation Officers learned that, Devin Patrick Tardif, 26, of Litchfield was operating his dirt bike west on the Rockingham Recreational Trail near Warner Hill Road.

Tardiff said he took his hand off the handlebar while traveling 25 to 30 miles per hour to adjust his goggles, while doing so he lost control of his dirt bike. Tardiff went off the right side of the trail and fell of his dirt bike landing onto a pile of wood.

Tardiff was able to get out to the trailhead parking lot off Warner Hill Road where a 911 call was placed. Tardiff was transported by Derry Rescue to Parkland Medical Center in Derry.

Tardiff sustained serious non-life threatening injuries as a result of his accident. The accident remains under investigation however; driver inattention appears to be the primary causation of the accident.

New Hampshire Fish and Game Conservation Officers were assisted by the Derry Police Department, and Derry Fire and Rescue.

NH Fish and Game Conservation Officers want to remind OHRV riders to always keep both hands on the handlebars while operating their OHRV’s.