Man seriously injured in Arlington motorcycle crash, police say; road re-opened
A 23-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured in Arlington on Friday morning when he crashed into a pickup truck turning in front of him, throwing him from the bike, police said.
The man underwent surgery in the morning following the crash. As of 2:30 p.m., he was in the hospital recovering, according to Lt. Christopher Cook, a police spokesman.
The crash occurred around 6:45 a.m. Friday in the 3500 block of South Cooper Street, Cook said in an email. Police determined a pickup truck heading north on the road was trying to turn left onto Blue Danube Street, as a motorcycle was going in the opposite direction “at an unsafe speed.”
The motorcycle struck the back right panel of the truck, and the impact ejected the man from the bike.
All lanes of South Cooper Street in Arlington were closed for around three hours as police investigated the crash.
This story was originally published November 13, 2020 at 7:53 AM.
