ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) – A motorcycle crash in rural Steuben County on Tuesday afternoon, left two Angola,residents hospitalized after colliding with debris left on the roadway.
Emergency crews responded to the 3400 block of North SR 827 in Pleasant Township just after 4:30 p.m., where they discovered an unresponsive male and an injured female passenger. Preliminary investigations reveal that a white 2022 Harley-Davidson Street Glide, driven by 46-year-old David Diehm with 56-year-old Susan Diehm riding passenger, was traveling southbound when it struck a large container of dog food that had fallen from a pickup truck ahead of them.
David Diehm attempted to swerve but hit the container, causing the motorcycle to slide and ejecting both riders onto the roadway.
According to the Sheriffs Department, neither rider was wearing a helmet at the time of the collision.
Following initial treatment at the scene by Steuben County EMS and Fremont Fire Rescue, David Diehm was airlifted to a Fort Wayne hospital by a Samaritan helicopter in critical condition with a suspected head injury.
Susan Diehm was transported by ambulance to a Fort Wayne hospital in serious condition, suffering from contusions and abrasions. Authorities located and identified the driver of the pickup truck, and while alcohol is not believed to be a factor, the crash remains under investigation by the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office.
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