By SALINA POST
A motorcyclist was injured Friday morning after striking a sheet of wire mesh on I-70 near the Ohio Street exit, according to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan.
The accident occurred around 7:20 a.m. when a 53-year-old motorcyclist from Abilene was traveling westbound on a 2015 Harley Davidson Road Glide when he encountered a 4-by-8-foot sheet of wire mesh in the roadway.
The rider reported seeing the debris too late to avoid it. The mesh became tangled in the motorcycle, causing the rider to crash.
"He [motorcyclist] said he checked his mirror and when he looked up, it was right in front of him," Soldan said. "Wasn't able to avoid striking it. It got bound up in his bike and put him down almost at the Ohio Street exit. He came to rest on the shoulder, on the north shoulder right at the ramp entrance."
Soldan said that the motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
He was unconscious at the scene but regained consciousness before being transported to Salina Regional Health Center by EMS.
Salina Post will update this story as new information becomes available.