UPDATE @ 11:17 p.m. May 30
A motorcycle crash Saturday afternoon on Interstate 75, just north of Tipp City, injured a motorcycle rider and backed up traffic in the southbound lanes.
A large group of motorcyclists were participating in a memorial ride at 5:28 p.m. when one motorcycle collided with a white Lincoln Town Car, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Piqua Post.
The motorcycle overturned and struck the motorcycle beside it before coming to rest by the center median, ejected a woman who was a rear passenger in the motorcycle, according to troopers.
The driver of the Lincoln drove away from the crash scene and went directly to a Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office station in Harrison Twp., the OSP reported.
The woman injured in the crash was taken by Tipp City medics to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, where she was expected to be OK, troopers said.
The crash remains under investigation, but the highway patrol is asking for any independent witnesses to contact the post at 937-773-1131.
FIRST REPORT
A motorcycle crash on Interstate 75, just north of Tipp City, temporarily shut down southbound lanes and caused a major backup in the area.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol Piqua Post tells us an estimated 100 motorcycles were traveling in the area when a white vehicle hit one or more of the group.
According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Piqua Post, the driver of the car involved in the crash drove from the crash site directly to the District 10 station of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office in Harrison Twp.
The southbound lanes were temporarily shut down before the center and right lanes were opened to traffic.
A motorcyclist who was in the group said there were about 50 bikers who were participating in a memorial ride to benefit an area family. The motorcyclist, who said he was the vice president of the Paleriders club in Dayton, said the particpants were members of the club’s chapters in Dayton, Piqua and Cable.
The car struck one or two bikers, sending at least one motorcycle rider to a local hospital, he said.
The woman who was injured is going to be OK, a trooper said.