HAMILTON CO., Ill.—A motorcycle crash in Hamilton County early this morning has left a passenger in serious condition, and the driver cited for DUI.
The wreck occurred on Illinois Route 142, a quarter-mile north of Hamilton County Road 200 North at about 12:54 a.m. this morning, September 27, 2014.
Curtis L. Goolsby, 44, of Eldorado, was operating his 1996 Buell motorcycle southbound at that location when Illinois State Police say he failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway.
The motorcycle exited the roadway to the south and entered a group of trees before overturning.
Goolsby was transported by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment of major injuries he sustained in the crash.
A passenger on the motorcycle, Misty D. Yarber, age 37 of Harrisburg, also sustained major injuries and was flown from the scene to an Evansville, Indiana hospital for treatment of her injuries.
J & R Towing of McLeansboro removed the motorcycle from the scene. The Illinois State Police was assisted at the crash scene by the McLeansboro Police Department.
Goolsby was cited for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, Driving While License Revoked and Improper Lane Usage. The investigation is continuing.