Elderly man walks into path of motorcycle
Posted: 10/03/2012
TULSA - An 87-year-old man is in the hospital after he was hit by a motorcycle late Tuesday.
Around 11:20 p.m., Tulsa police said the motorcycle was northbound on Peoria Avenue near 50th Street North when the man stepped out in front of the bike.
Police say the elderly man was intoxicated.
He was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover.
The motorcycle driver was not injured.
Peoria was shut down for about an hour and a half during the investigation.
No charges have been filed.
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