DARKE COUNTY — A man was injured after a motorcycle crash involving a deer in Darke County on Thursday night.
[DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]
Deputies and medics responded just before 10:10 p.m. to the 4200 block of State Route 502 on reports of a single-vehicle crash, according to a Darke County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson.
TRENDING STORIES:
- Skeletal remains discovered in wooded area near Ohio high school, police say
- Popular Chinese restaurant closing its doors in Centerville
- Large police presence on busy road after reported motorcycle crash
An initial investigation showed that Perry Rapier, 42, drove a 2010 Harley-Davidson motorcycle westbound on State Route 502.
A deer ran into Rapier’s pathway and caused him to hit the deer.
He went off the road and laid the motorcycle down in a ditch, the sheriff’s office said.
Medics transported Rapier to an area hospital for minor, non-life-threatening injuries.
[SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]