The Wet Mountain Tribune reports three persons were taken to area hospitals over the weekend following two separate motorcycle accidents along Highway 96.
Fred Dodd, 54, of Westcliffe, was riding a 1992 Harley Davidson when he lost control of the bike near the intersection of Highway 165. Mr. Dodd was ejected when the bike went off the right side of the road. Dodd is expected to make a full recovery.
Authorities were called to the scene of an another accident near the intersection of Highway 96 and CR 387. Reportedly, Patrick Cokerham, 61, of Colorado Springs, was riding a 2003 Harley Davidson when he struck the rear of a 1995 Saturn being driven by TatsueMaekawa, 47, of Pueblo. Maekawa was apparently trying to make a left turn onto CR 387.
Janet Webb, 62, of Colorado Springs, a passenger on the bike, sustained head injuries and was airlifted via Flight for Life to St. Mary Corwin Hospital in Pueblo.
Cokerham was transported via ambulance to an area hospital.
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