VIDEO: One man was transported to the hospital Wednesday afternoon after a Honda motorcycle collided with a Ford Escape SUV.
The vehicles collided at the intersection of Black Ridge Drive and Bluff Street just before 3 p.m., St. George Police Officer Burkeley Christian told St. George News. Both vehicles were westbound on Black Ridge with the motorcycle in the inside lane and the SUV in the outside lane. The SUV made a lane change and struck the motorcycle, Christian said.
He said the motorcycle driver was not wearing a helmet and was taken to the hospital with severe injuries, although he was alert and responding to officers. The driver of the SUV, a woman, was not injured. She was issued a citation for improper lane change, Christian said.
Christian said drivers should be wary of motorcycles when changing lanes.