UPDATE — One Injured In Sunday Evening Motorcycle Accident
SILVER LAKE — A Warsaw man was injured Sunday evening, Sept. 2, when the motorcycle he was driving struck a deer.
At approximately 8:45 p.m. officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department and the Silver Lake Police Department responded to a report of an accident involving a motorcycle in the area of East SR 14, east of South County Farm Road, in Silver Lake.
Scott C. Sandlin, 47, Warsaw, was traveling east on East SR 14, just east of South County Farm Road, when a deer entered the roadway. Sandlin was unable to avoid hitting the deer.
Sandlin was transported from the scene by helicopter due to head injuries. He was taken to Parkview in Fort Wayne.
A passenger on Sandlin’s motorcycle, Heather L. Carver, 43, Warsaw, had minor injuries and was evaluated at the scene by paramedics.
According to the police report, Sandlin consented to a blood draw. Carver reportedly advised that she did consume a wine cooler but stated that Sandlin did not have anything to drink.
Damages are estimated to be up to $25,000.