CAMP ROBERTS — A Columbus man was taken to a hospital after he swerved to miss a car on State Road 135 South and crashed his motorcycle.
Patrick L. Hatton, 50, was riding his motorcycle north in a curve near Whalen Drive when he met a car in the road, at about 2:40 p.m. July 15.
He told police he attempted to avoid the car and lost control in the curve. The motorcycle went down and slid off the road into a ditch, according to an accident report by Lt. Mike Moore.
Hatton was ejected from the motorcycle. He was not wearing a helmet. He was taken to a hospital by ambulance for chest pain, the report said.
His motorcycle was towed.