A La Pine-area woman was seriously injured Wednesday when she lost control of her motorcycle trying to avoid a deer crossing Highway 97 about one mile south of the Paulina Lake Junction in central Oregon.
According to Oregon State Police (OSP) Sergeant Eric Brown, on June 25, 2008 at approximately 11:48 a.m., DENISE HATCH, age 53, from La Piine, was operating a 1992 Harley Davidson motorcycle southbound on Highway 97 near milepost 162. According to witnesses a deer ran across the road from west to east causing HATCH to react by putting her motorcycle into a skid for several feet before being laid onto its side. The motorcycle slid approximately 21 feet before coming to a stop on the shoulder.
HATCH, who is described as a very experience motorcyclist, was ejected from the motorcycle. It is believed her half-shell helmet came off her head while sliding on the asphalt.
HATCH was transported by Air Life to St. Charles Medical Center in Bend with non-life threatening injuries.
Highway 97 was closed about 30 minutes.
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