Crime & Safety
Flight for Life Called to Rescue Injured Port Motorcyclist
A 21-year-old Port Washington man suffered "substantial" injuries to his leg after a 74-year-old Grafton man failed to yield at an intersection and the two collided; the Grafton man was also transported to the hospital with chest pain.
A 21-year-old Port Washington man is recovering from "substantial" leg injuries after being thrown 45 feet from his motorcycle when a motorist failed to yield and the two collided. The motorcyclist was wearing a helmet.
The responded to the crash at 9:58 a.m. Friday at the intersection of County Highway C and Preserve Court in the town of Grafton, according to a press release. A 74-year-old Grafton man driving a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee was making a left turn from County Highway C onto Preserve Court and turned in front of the motorcyclist. The driver had been wearing a seatbelt.
The motorcyclist, driving a 1980 Suzuki, was thrown 45 feet from his bike; he was a wearing a full-face helmet but suffered "substantial" injuries to his right leg. Flight for Life was called and he was transported to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee.
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The Grafton man was cited for failure to yield. He complained of chest pain after the crash, and was transported via ambulance to Aurora Hospital in Grafton. County Highway C was closed for about an hour and a half.
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