Cloverdale motorcyclist dies after crashing into pickup on Ind. 46 near Ellettsville
A 72-year-old Cloverdale man died Tuesday afternoon when his motorcycle crashed into a pickup truck on Ind. 46 just west of Ellettsville.
A police reports says Carl Johnson was driving his 1998 Harley Davidson XL 1200 Sportster west on Ind. 46, between the KeHe Distributors complex and Flatwoods Road, at 3:49 p.m. Witnesses said Johnson made an unexpected U-turn into the path of an eastbound pickup truck.
Monroe County Coroner Joani Stalcup said after Johnson struck the pickup, he became pinned underneath. Ellettsville Fire Department personnel extricated him.
Ellettsville Police Department Chief Deputy George Robinson said the 53-year-old Spencer man driving the 1992 GMC Sonoma that hit the motorcycle in the 7700 block of Ind. 46 had no time to stop or avoid the crash.
Johnson was taken by ambulance to IU Health Bloomington Hospital. Stalcup said his condition worsened on the way, and he died soon after arriving at the emergency room.
Contact H-T reporter Laura Lane at llane@heraldt.com or 812-318-5967.
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