State Police at Reading responded to Merkle Road in District Township after the report of a motorcycle crash that occurred on Aug. 2 at 3:05 p.m.
The motorcycle operator, Luis Edgardo, 86, of Limerick was traveling south on Merkle Road and, while negotiating a right hand curve, lost control of the motorcycle. Edgardo traveled into the northbound lane and slid on the roadway. He then traveled back into the southbound lane and came to a rest off the right hand side of the roadway, facing north.
Edgardo was transferred to Lehigh Valley Hospital by Bally EMS for injuries on an unknown severity. The operator was wearing a helmet. The motorcycle, a 2013 Harley Davidson Super Glide, was towed from the scene.
