Platteville Couple Hurt After Truck-Motorcycle Collision
Driver, Passenger Weren't Hurt
UPDATED: 7:57 am CDT May 12,
2008
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. -- A Platteville couple was seriously injured after a truck collided with their motorcycle.E.J. and Cathy Skaife were both hospitalized with leg and arm injuries after Saturday's crash. Their conditions aren't yet known, according to the Grant County Sheriff's Department.Authorities said that the crash occurred at about 4:15 p.m. The couple was riding west on Highway A in the Town of Lima when their motorcycle was apparently hit by a truck just west of Greenwood Road.According to the Grant County Sheriff's Department, the driver of the 1985 Chevy Truck, Greg Nodolf, 42, of Rewey, was pulling out of a farm field road onto County Highway A. Nodolf said that he saw the motorcycle and tried stopping, but it was too late to avoid the collision.The Skaifes' motorcycle hit the front right side of the truck, ejecting both from the bike, WISC-TV reported.E.J. Skaife, 54, was flown from the crash scene to University of Wisconsin Hospital by Med Flight. His wife, 53, was flown from the Platteville Hospital to UW Hospital by React out of Rockford, Ill.Officers said that Nodolf was cited for failing to yield to oncoming traffic. He and his 17-year-old cousin, who was a passenger, weren't hurt.
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