Motorcyclist injured after hitting deer

Marshall County, IN (April 30, 2024) - The Indiana State Police said in a statement that a man on a motorcycle was seriously injured this morning when he collided with a deer on Nutmeg Road. State troopers responded to aid 71-year-old Michael Reece, of Culver, around 5:40 a.m.

 

"Preliminary investigation by Trooper Rodd Schuh indicates that Reece was riding a green and black 1997 Harley-Davidson southbound on Nutmeg Road, just north 16th Road when he collided with a deer," ISP said. "Reece lost control of the motorcycle after this collision and slid before coming to rest."



He was transported by Argos EMS to a waiting Samaritan helicopter that transported him to a hospital in Ft. Wayne, IN. "Reece suffered injuries that are considered serious but not life-threatening," ISP said. "Reece was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash."



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Man injured after being thrown from motorcycle

Hamilton County, IN (April 30, 2024) The Steuben County Sheriff’s Department has said that unsafe speed apparently led to a crash Sunday afternoon near Hamilton, Indiana which injured a motorcyclist. A Sheriff spokesperson it happened before 3:00 p.m. in the area of State Road 1 and Hamilton Lake Lane 101 near Clark’s Landing.

 

Deputies found a motorcycle off of the road and 60-year-old Steven D. Hartsock of Bryan, Ohio with an apparent head injury after he failed to negotiate the curve in the road. Hartsock laid the motorcycle down on the road causing it to slide off the road and overturn.



Hartsock was thrown from the motorcycle and the Sheriff’s Department says he was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. Hartsock was flown from the scene to a Fort Wayne area hospital in serious condition by the Samaritan helicopter.

The crash still remains under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office.

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