SEYMOUR — Friends said Erik Turski, a 22-year-old graduate of Seymour High School, suffered a broken femur bone after being launched from his motorcycle and over the side of a bridge Friday afternoon.
He was listed in critical condition Saturday morning.
Photo: Jodie Mozdzer Police at the scene of a crash that left a Seymour man with serious injuries Friday.
However, friends said his condition is stabilizing.
“He’s doing fine. They stopped his bleeding. They were working on his leg,” Deptula said.
Police are investigating the crash, which happened at about 4 p.m. Friday on Route 67.
Turski was heading east and lost control of his motorcycle near the intersection and Bank and West streets, Police Chief Michael E. Metzler said at the scene.
Witnesses told emergency personnel that Turski was traveling at a high rate of speed before the accident. There was no word on whether he was wearing a helmet.
Metzler said after sliding a few hundred feet, the motorcycle hit the barrier on the bridge. Turksi then fell about 15 feet into the water below the bridge.
Several police officers, emergency workers and residents rushed into the water to pull Turski out.
Erik Turski ran track and played football at Seymour High School.
Paul Sponheimer, Turski’s former football coach, received a phone call Friday night at about 9:30 p.m. from Deptula’s father, Joe.
Sponheimer said he didn’t know anything other than Turski had a motorcycle accident.
Turski played football and track at Seymour High School. He is an avid weightlifter and holds two weightlifting records in the Naugatuck Valley League.
“That is Erik’s life,” Sponheimer said. “[Weightlifting] and work. He is a hard worker.”
Turski is the landlord for an apartment building on Derby Avenue. He recently just got back from a trip to Jamaica and was in pursuit of a job.
According to Turski’s friend, Elisha Dow, Turski’s mother asked that no further information be released to the press.
Matt Turski, brother of Erik, was unable to comment.
“From an emotional standpoint, my prayers go out to the family,” Sponheimer said.
