Two Motorcyclist Airlifted after Crash

Milan, IN (June 6, 2022) - Two people were airlifted from a collision involving a car and a motorcycle on State Road 350 in Milan just before 4 pm Saturday.

The Ripley County Sheriff’s Office says a 2008 Buick passenger car driven by a 16-year-old from Milan was eastbound on State Road 350 and turned left in front of a westbound 2013 Harley Davidson motorcycle.

 

The driver of the motorcycle, 46-year-old Jerry Pottorf, and his passenger, 42-year-old Jenny Gronostaj, were both ejected from the bike and flown to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Pottorf and Gronostaj are from Cincinnati and the teen driving the car was not injured. The crash remains under investigation by the Ripley County Sheriff’s Office.

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The Sheriff’s Office received assistance at the scene were the Milan Fire Department, Ripley County EMS, Ripley County Medic, and Indiana State Police.

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Woman Killed in Motorcycle Crash

Huntington, IN (June 1, 2022) - A motorcycle crash left one person dead and sent another to a hospital on Monday evening, according to the Huntington County Sheriff’s Department.

Around 4:55 p.m., two people riding a Harley Davidson Electra Glide were traveling west on CR 1100 N when the driver of the motorcycle braked too hard at a 4-way intersection of CR 1100 N and CR 400 W. The driver of the motorcycle then lost control as the vehicle began to slide sideways.

 

The driver and the passenger were ejected from the motorcycle as the vehicle came to a stop on the south side of CR 1100 N.

A passenger – Amber L. Barton, 35, of Columbia City – was pronounced dead at the scene. The operator, who was not named, was taken to a local hospital. Police believe drugs or alcohol were a factor in the accident.



Neither rider was wearing a helmet. The Huntington County coroner said “a helmet would have likely prevented this death.”

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