A 59-year-old Lockport man was flown to Erie County Medical Center where he is in critical condition following a crash involving his motorcycle and an SUV in the Town of Lockport Thursday night.
Niagara County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the intersection of Robinson and East Canal roads about 6:15 p.m.
An initial investigation undertaken by deputies and New York State troopers at the scene showed that the Lockport man was riding a 2007 Harley-Davidson motorcycle east on Robinson Road and a 2019 Toyota SUV was heading west when the SUV tried to make a left turn onto East Canal Road, at which point it was struck by the motorcycle.
The Lockport man was air-lifted to ECMC by Mercy Flight with what were described as “life-threatening injuries.” Sheriff’s officials said Friday afternoon that he was recovering from his injuries in ICU and was listed in critical condition. The driver of the SUV, a 34-year-old Pendleton woman, was evaluated at the scene and released.
An investigation by the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office Accident Investigation Unit into the crash is continuing.
Thursday’s incident was the third serious crash involving motorcyclists in a week.
On July 18, a 26-year-old Lockport man was killed in a a crash involving a sports car and motorcycle on Saunders Settlement Road. Hunter S. Weber, 26, of Lockport, died following the collision about 9 p.m. on the 2200 block of Saunders Settlement Road, near Niagara Wheatfield High School.
Police said a preliminary investigation showed the motorcycle was heading east on Saunders Settlement Road and the car was heading west when the car crossed into the eastbound lane and struck the motorcycle.
On Sunday, a 60-year-old man died after being flown to Erie County Medical Center following a head-on collision involving his motorcycle and an SUV on Campbell Boulevard in Cambria.
A preliminary investigation showed that the motorcycle, operated by Glenn Fariss, 60, of Pendleton, was heading south on Campbell Boulevard when it crossed into the northbound lane and was struck by an SUV. The driver of the SUV, a 38-year-old Lewiston woman, was taken to ECMC by ambulance.