Pendleton, NY (WBEN) Niagara County Sheriff's Deputies are investigating a Monday morning motorcycle crash.
Deputies say they responded to a report of a motorcycle lying roadside in the area of 6631 East Canal Road. They say a man was located several feet west of the motorcycle semi-conscious and verbally unresponsive. Mercy Flight transported the victim to ECMC for medical treatment.
Preliminary Investigation indicates that the motorcycle was traveling southbound on East Canal Road when it left the west side of the roadway before coming to rest. They say the motorcycle and victim were discovered approximately 30-40 feet from where the vehicle appeared to have exited the roadway.
Niagara County Sheriff's deputies continue their investigation. The operator of the motorcycle, Jeffrey Batchen, 29,of Lockport is in stable condition according to hospital officials.