Young Man Suffers Horrific Leg Fractures in High-Speed E-Bike Crash in Barnstable [HN photos]

                      BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN photo notes] – A devastating e-bike crash left a young man (approximately in his mid-20s) with severe injuries early this morning at the intersection of Independence Drive and Mary Dunn Road. Shortly after 3:00 a.m., Barnstable Police responded to reports of a man crying for help, alerted by a woman in an apartment roughly 100 yards away. Upon arrival, officers found the man with horrific leg injuries, including at least one, possibly two, compound fractures with visible bone, according to sources. The victim had been riding an electric bike along Independence Drive at high speed when he collided head-on with a guardrail and was thrown onto an asphalt path under construction next to Mary Dunn Road. He reportedly told responders that his brakes had failed, causing him to be thrown from the bike. Witnesses noted he had been seen earlier traveling the wrong way at high speed down a one-way entrance to the airport rotary in Hyannis. Fortunately, he was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. Barnstable Fire Department ambulance crews arrived swiftly, carefully stabilizing the man’s leg with an inflatable brace before lifting him over the guardrail and into an ambulance. Initially, medics considered requesting a MedFlight helicopter but opted to transport him to Cape Cod Hospital first. Later this morning, a patient was airlifted via MedFlight from the airport in Hyannis, though it remains unclear if it was this particular crash victim. The young man was in significant pain, and responders worked diligently to manage his condition. No further details were available at the time of this report. IN OTHER E-TRANSPORTATION NEWS: Woman Injured with Two-Inch Chin Laceration After SUV Driver Flees E-Scooter Collision in Hyannis   The above HN photos capture the aftermath of a hit-and-run crash on South Street at the intersection with Old Colony Road in Hyannis, where a woman riding an e-scooter was struck by an SUV last evening. The woman, visibly shaken, reported to responders and Hyannis News that the SUV driver fled the scene. A deep, two-inch laceration on her chin was evident, with sources indicating she may have briefly lost consciousness after being struck. Barnstable Police patrol officers are seen investigating the scene, and the detective division is expected to take over as the search for the fleeing driver continues. A Hyannis FD ambulance crew attended to the injured woman before transporting her to Cape Cod Hospital. P.S. – Today’s Hytown Vignette is a brought to you by Valentina Lisitsa performing Philip Glass… [CLICK IT/CRANK IT! HEADPHONES ABSOLUTELY OBLIGATORY!]