Motorcyclist suffers ‘suspected serious’ injuries

The state patrol has released a preliminary report on a weekend traffic accident west of Gainesville that left a motorcyclist with “suspected serious” injuries.

The report, made available Wednesday morning, says the crash happened Sunday about 7:15 on Sardis Road at Dawsonville Highway.

A motorcycle was traveling south on Sardis Road and “failed to maintain lane, causing the motorcycle to overturn in the middle of the roadway,” the investigating state trooper said. 

The motorcyclist, whose name was not released, was taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville.