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Last updated on Tuesday, June 9, 2015
(CHESTERTON/PORTER CO.) - An Illinois man was injured, yesterday, Sunday, evening when his motorcycle struck the rear of a semi trailer.
According to an Indiana State Police report, at approximately 5:17 p.m., Sunday, a 2012 Harley Davidson motorcycle, driven by 47-year-old Robert Szubert, of Addison, Illinois, was merging onto I-94 west bound from the State Road 49 north-bound ramp attempting to go into the right lane. As Szubert was merging the motorcycle hit the trailer of a 2011 Freightliner, owned by Martin Transportation Systems Incorporated, hauling car parts from Livonia, Michigan to Chicago, Illinois. The semi was driven by 30-year-old Brian Morris of Jackson, Michigan.
Szubert, who was wearing a helmet, after hitting the trailer was thrown from the motorcycle and came to rest in the roadway. Szubert was taken to Saint Anthony's Hospital in Chesterton with a broken left leg.
Morris was not injured and no load was loss from his trailer.
The right lane and ramp were closed for approximately 45 minutes for clean-up, removal of the motorcycle, and investigation of the crash.
Agencies assisting: Chesterton Police and Fire Department, Porter Police Department, Burns harbor Police Department, Superior Ambulance, and Cloverleaf Towing.
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