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Marion County Deputy on motorcycle involved in accident

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – A Marion County Deputy on a motorcycle was involved in an accident Friday morning.

According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the accident happened around 10:30 a.m. near Goodlet Avenue and 16th Street.

The deputy was traveling westbound on 16th Street approaching Goodlet Avenue on his assigned motorcycle.

It was at that time that a vehicle going southbound on Goodlet Avenue headed towards 16th Street hit the deputy’s motorcycle in the intersection.

The deputy was thrown from the his motorcycle and was transported to IU Health Methodist Hospital in good condition.  However, he did sustain leg and ankle injuries as a result of the accident.