By Liz Shepherd
InkFreeNews

SYRACUSE — A Milford man was flown to a hospital after a single-vehicle motorcycle accident near Syracuse on Friday night.

At 8:50 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, emergency personnel responded to a vehicle accident on East CR 1200N, near East Bowser Road, Syracuse.

According to a Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office accident report, Marty L. Slabaugh, 59, Milford, was driving a black 2001 Harley-Davidson motorcycle when his vehicle left the roadway, hitting a fence gate and coming to a rest just inside the fence.

Slabaugh sustained cuts to his head and legs. He was flown from the scene by air ambulance for his injuries.

Damages are estimated up to $5,000.