Story and Photos Provided by Dwight Hayes, Arab-Today.com
Christopher Lee Flemons, of Joppa, was seriously injured and flown to Huntsville Hospital Saturday afternoon when the motorcycle he was driving collided with a Chevrolet Trailblazer. Photo special to Arab Today
Flemons hit this Chevrolet Traiblazer SUV driven by Benny Mack Campbell of Arab. Photo special to Arab Today
Flemons' motorcycle was almost totally destroyed in the crash. Photo special to Arab Today
June
12, 2010
A grinding motorcycle and SUV crash around 5:30 pm Saturday
afternoon seriously injured Christopher Lee Flemons of Pleasant
Grove Road in Joppa. Flemons, age 24, suffered compound fractures in
his left forearm and right lower leg. Flemons was traveling south on
Friendship Road when a SUV driven by Benny Mack Campbell turned into
his path according to Arab Police. Flemons was evidently thrown over
the Campbell car, landing about 20 feet beyond the crash scene.
Flemons was flown to Huntsville Hospital by an Air Evac Life Team helicopter. Police say that Flemons suffered a compound fracture in his left forearm and Rt Lower Leg. He was going into surgery around 9 pm Saturday night.
Arab Police said that Campbell, age 75, of Maple Lane NE, was waiting to make a left turn from Friendship Road NE onto Longwood Drive NE when the wreck occurred. Campbell told police that he did not see the approaching motorcycle.