Crime & Safety

Rush Hour Motorcycle Crash Injures 1 on Chester Road

Elyria man taken to AECC after crash.

Rush hour near SR 83 and Chester Road in Avon is bad enough when it’s accident free, but a motorcycle mishap May 15 created additional headaches for travelers Tuesday night.

Bob Olds said a motorcycle ridden by Richard Peabody of Elyria slid on the pavement and headed off the roadway at 5 p.m.

“The motorcycle lost control heading into stopped traffic,” Olds said.

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Peabody, 56, suffered bumps and bruises and was taken by ambulance to the No other vehicles were involved in the accident.


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