Two people were injured in a motorcycle crash involving a deer and a Jeep in Ashtabula County on Saturday evening.
The incident occurred at approximately 6:41 p.m. on Mechanicsville Road, near the intersection with State Route 45. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a motorcycle collided with a deer before being struck by a Jeep traveling in the opposite direction.
Emergency responders transported the motorcycle operator, a 55-year-old man from Orwell, and his passenger, a 52-year-old woman, to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The Jeep’s driver, a 30-year-old man, was not injured in the collision.
Authorities closed one lane of Mechanicsville Road for several hours while the scene was cleared and the accident investigated. The highway patrol is currently conducting a full investigation into the crash. No charges have been filed at this time.