Fairview, OH : Man escapes serious injury in motorcycle crash on I-70 near Fairview early Monday morning, May 16, 2016

An Indiana man escaped serious injury after crashing his motorcyle on Interstate 70 early Monday morning.

According to a spokesman at the St. Clairsville post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the motorcyle operated by Duane Wolfe was westbound at 4:56 a.m. near the Fairview exit when he dozed off.

The motorcycle went off the roadway and slid in the grass.

A caller advised that the driver had a rib and arm injuries and was bleeding.

Wolfe was taken to Southeastern Med by the Barnesville Emergency Squad where he was examined, treated and released after about 30 minutes.

[See also - Ohio Department of Veterans Services celebrating Ohio Warrior Awareness Week]

"He was lucky," troopers said. "He had some scrapes, but he was wearing a helmet and that helped. The helmet was scraped up pretty good."

The crash occurred near the 198 mile marker.

Source :
Man escapes serious injury in motorcycle crash on I-70 near Fairview