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Bloomington Man Injured After Crashing Motorcycle On U.S. 50 East

Last updated on Wednesday, June 22, 2016

(BEDFORD) - A Bloomington man was injured Friday morning after he flipped his Honda motorcycle on U.S. 50 East.

According to a Lawrence County Police report, 73-year-old Finley Russel was traveling east at a high-rate of speed and passed a semi on U.S. 50 East when he lost control of the motorcycle in a curve.

The motorcycle went off the south side of the highway, struck an embankment and flipped several times, throwing Russel from the bike.

Russel who was not wearing a helmet was going in and out of consciousness. He was flown from the scene by a Stat Flight medical helicopter and taken to U of L Hospital for treatment.

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