Rush Hour Motorcycle Crash Injures 1 on Chester Road

Rush hour near SR 83 and Chester Road in Avon is bad enough when it’s accident free, but a motorcycle mishap May 15 created additional headaches for travelers Tuesday night.

Bob Olds said a motorcycle ridden by Richard Peabody of Elyria slid on the pavement and headed off the roadway at 5 p.m.

“The motorcycle lost control heading into stopped traffic,” Olds said.

Peabody, 56, suffered bumps and bruises and was taken by ambulance to the No other vehicles were involved in the accident.