Motorcyclist injured in wreck on N.C. 801

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, May 31, 2011

By Hugh Fisher
hfisher@salisburypost.com
WOODLEAF — A Mocksville man was injured after losing control of his motorcycle Monday evening.
According to the N.C. State Highway Patrol, Adam Broadway of Mocksville lost control of his Harley Davidson motorcycle, struck the edge of a culvert running underneath a driveway and was thrown from the motorcycle about 7:30 p.m. The address for the incident was recorded as 1155 N.C. 801.
Tim Smith, who lives nearby, said he heard a motorcycle suddenly slowing down.
He looked to see Broadway flying through the air.
Trooper B.S. Roberts accompanied Broadway to Rowan Regional Medical Center, where Broadway was charged with driving while impaired, driving while license revoked and careless and reckless driving.
Broadway suffered a serious laceration to his leg, Roberts said.

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