A 43-year-old man from Baldwin City was seriously injured in a crash Monday evening, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
“According to preliminary information, a 2007 Yamaha motorcycle, driven by the man, was southbound in the 400 block of E 1700 Road” around 6:30 p.m. Monday, according to DGSO. “The driver lost control, entered the northbound lane of traffic, and then crashed into the ditch.”
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical transported the man to Overland Park Regional Medical Center with injuries that were serious but not believed to be life-threatening, according to DGSO.
Deputies were still investigating the cause of the crash as of 8:30 p.m. Monday.
DGSO had not released the man’s name as of the time of publication.
The red pin on the map shows the approximate location of the crash, according to LDCFM’s PulsePoint app:
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