The Daily Item, Sunbury, PA

News

July 7, 2008

Two injured in motorcycle accident

LEWISBURG — Two people were injured Sunday morning when their motorcycle collided with a car on Route 15 at Hospital Drive in Kelly Township.

The motorcyclist, Clayton Maguire, 49, of Westminster, Md., was reported in serious condition this morning at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. His passenger, Mary E. Shaw, 57, also of Westminster, Md., was reportedly injured, but information on her condition was unavailable this morning.

The other driver, Wendle P. Mertz, 90, of Lewisburg, was not injured.

State police at Milton said the accident occurred at 11:25 a.m. when Mertz went through a red light, turning his Buick Lucerne left from the northbound lanes of Route 15 directly in the path of Maguire’s southbound Harley Road King cycle.

The motorcycle hit the right rear portion of the car. Maguire and Shaw were both thrown from the cycle.

Rescue personnel from the William Cameron Engine Company of Lewisburg responded.

Text Only
News
The Daily Marquee
Local Video
Stocks
Parade
Magazine

Click HERE to read all your Parade favorites including Hollywood Wire, Celebrity interviews and photo galleries, Food recipes and cooking tips, Games and lots more.