A 23-year-old man was taken to a Salt Lake-area hospital following a motorcycle accident on state Route 112 on Saturday, according to the Tooele City Police Department.
The accident occurred near milepost 6 on SR-112 at 6:15 p.m., according to Tooele City Police Detective Nick Cutler. The motorcyclist told investigators he was heading eastbound on SR-112 when wind pushed him into oncoming traffic. To avoid a head-on collision, he said he intentionally laid down his motorcycle, which was corroborated by witnesses to the accident.
Following the crash, the motorcyclist was transported to a Salt Lake-area hospital by ambulance in stable condition, Cutler said. No one else was injured as a result of the accident.
The holiday weekend marked the beginning of the 100 deadliest days on Utah’s roads, when fatalities double during the summer months leading to Labor Day. In 2018, there were 47 motorcycle fatalities, up almost 24% from 38 the previous year.