Motorcyclist suffers life-threatening injuries in crash

FLOYD COUNTY, IN (WAVE) – A motorcyclist was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries following a crash involving another vehicle.

Kevin D. Bailey, 24, of Pekin, Indiana, was driving a blue Ford Fusion westbound on U.S. 150 when he crossed the center line and sideswiped a Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by Chad J. Eskridge, 47, of Fredericksburg, Indiana around 4:55 p.m. Tuesday, according to Floyd County Sheriff Frank Loop.

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Eskridge was taken to University of Louisville Hospital for treatment.

Bailey was not injured.

Toxicology results for both drivers are pending. Loop said speed is considered to be a factor in the crash.