The following is from the local paper describing the weekends crashes. We had the usual bunch of Harley crashers but I didn't post the one about the ATV rider hitting a deer.
I managed to squeak through the weekend with only one close call with a sucidial coon.
Breakdown of area motorcycle and ATV crashes over the weekend:
1:20 p.m. Friday, Ohio 821 near milepost 5, two vehicles; Marion B. Tennant, 67, of Vienna, W.Va., was driving south on Ohio 821 on his 2007 Harley- Davidson motorcycle when a truck driven by a 17-year-old Stockport boy turned in front of him. Tennant struck the truck and was thrown from the bike. Tennant was transported to Marietta Memorial Hospital where his condition was not immediately available Sunday evening. Tennant was wearing a helmet.
2:40 p.m. Friday, Ohio 26 near milepost 3; Wayne J. Monette, 63, of Hamersville, was riding his 2005 Harley Davidson motorcycle when he went off the right side of the roadway, struck a guardrail, ditch and guide wire. He was transported to Selby General Hospital where his condition was not immediately available Sunday evening. He was not wearing a helmet.
11:04 a.m. Saturday, intersection of Ohio 60 and Ohio 530 near Lowell; Myron “Dale†Leeper, 58, of 106 Sylvan Way, lost control of his 2003 Harley- Davidson when he hit an oil slick on the roadway. Leeper was transported to Marietta Memorial Hospital. His condition was not available late Sunday. Leeper was wearing a helmet. A tractor trailer responsible for leaking the oil was found disabled a few miles north of the crash. The truck was driven by Allen L. Wogan, 45, of Chesterhill. The crash remains under investigation.
2:10 p.m. Saturday, Ohio 60 near milepost 20 in Beverly, two vehicle crash; Michael T. Davis, 31, of 335 Rummer Road, Marietta, and passenger Frances A. Winstanley, 30, of 2451 Summers Road, Marietta, were injured when a vehicle driven by Alison B. Leary, 19, of Belpre, pulled out in front of their motorcycle from a private drive. Davis and Winstanley were transported to Marietta Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. Helmet use was unknown.
4:50 p.m. Saturday, Ohio 26 near milepost 8, one vehicle; Juddeson Lewis, 68, of Williamstown, was injured when he failed to negotiate a curve while riding his 1985 Kawasaki motorcycle. Lewis was transported to Marietta Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. Helmet use was unknown.
6:30 p.m. Saturday, just off Collins Road near Little Hocking; Larry Barr, 60, of Elizabeth Street in Belpre, was injured when he lost control of his ATV while riding along an abandoned railroad track. Barr plunged about 40 feet over an embankment and was transported by medical helicopter to a Charleston, W.Va., trauma center where he was listed in critical condition Sunday evening. He was not wearing a helmet.
6:30 p.m. Sunday, intersection of County House Lane and Mount Tom Road, Marietta, one vehicle; a motorcyclist and his passenger were transported to Marietta Memorial hospital with serious cuts and bruises after a single vehicle crash. The wreck remained under investigation late Sunday and no other details were immediately available.
