Pick up truck motorcycle accident injures two, driver cited

A pickup truck pulled out in front of a motorcycle Monday evening leaving two people hurt, one of them critically injured. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department said the crash happened just before 5 p.m. at US 6 and County Road 19. Police say a truck pulled in front of the motorcycle. In response, the motorcyclist hit the brakes causing the motorcycle to skid sideways. The motorcycle driver and passenger were flipped off the bike. The motorcycle passenger, Melissa Gray, was airlifted to a Fort Wayne hospital in critical, but stable condition. The motorcycle driver, Douglas E. Osmun, of Bryan was treated for minor injuries and released from the hospital. Police cited the pickup driver, who was not named, for failure to yield.

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