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Motorcyclist in serious condition after drifting off road

Posted at 6:39 AM, Aug 17, 2016
and last updated 2016-08-17 06:39:17-04

IONIA, Mich. — A 62-year-old Ionia man is in serious condition after he drove off the road and struck a curb, says the Ionia County Sheriff’s Office.

Before the crash Tuesday night, Ionia Central Dispatch received reports of a motorcycle driving all over the road southbound on M-66 N. State Road. The bike was crashed at Elmwood Drive.

The rider was first taken to Sparrow Hospital in Ionia and then taken via Aero Med helicopter to Spectrum Butterworth Hospital, where at last report he was in serious condition.

Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the crash.

The rider remained unidentified by police Wednesday morning.