A portion of Route 149 near Ziegler was temporarily closed Monday following a single vehicle motorcycle crash.

 

State Police say 69 year old James Odum was traveling westbound on route 149 when he failed to notice the vehicle in front of him had slowed to make a turn.

 

Odum avoided the vehicle, but lost control of his motorcycle, and was ejected.

 

He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital and ticketed for improper lane usage and failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash.