Motorcyclist runs into ditch, seriously injured
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RACELAND — A Raceland man sustained serious injuries Wednesday night when the motorcycle he was riding ran into a ditch, Louisiana State Police reported.
Shortly after 7 p.m. Wednesday, Marcus Ingram, 23, was ejected from a dirt bike and hit his head on a culvert, according to a State Police news release.
Ingram was driving a small, unlicensed dirt bike east on St. Louis Street when he proceeded to pass an eastbound vehicle, troopers said.
Ingram ran off the roadway to the right shortly after passing the vehicle and struck a ditch, they said.
He was not wearing a helmet.
The victim was transported to St. Anne General Hospital in critical condition.
The dirt bike’s owner is not known, and alcohol or drug use won’t be known until the State Police Crime Lab can complete tests.
State Police said Ingram may face prosecution in the incident.
His condition could not be confirmed Thursday.
Shortly after 7 p.m. Wednesday, Marcus Ingram, 23, was ejected from a dirt bike and hit his head on a culvert, according to a State Police news release.
Ingram was driving a small, unlicensed dirt bike east on St. Louis Street when he proceeded to pass an eastbound vehicle, troopers said.
Ingram ran off the roadway to the right shortly after passing the vehicle and struck a ditch, they said.
He was not wearing a helmet.
The victim was transported to St. Anne General Hospital in critical condition.
The dirt bike’s owner is not known, and alcohol or drug use won’t be known until the State Police Crime Lab can complete tests.
State Police said Ingram may face prosecution in the incident.
His condition could not be confirmed Thursday.
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