Crime & Safety

Rider Injured During Motorcycle Fundraiser

A Trexlertown woman riding in the Robert Lasso memorial Motorcycle Run in Williams Township was injured when she lost control of her bike. She was flown to St. Luke's Founatin Hill.

A Trexlertown woman who lost control of her motorcycle, hit a guardrail and flipped down an embankment, according the The Express-Times.

Emergency radio reports indicate that she was flown by PennStar helicopter to St. Luke's in Fountain Hill.

The woman, Amber Steffie, 24, of Trexlertown, was riding in a memorial motorcycle run to raise money for the family of Robert Lasso, a Freemansburg police officer who was shot and killed in August while responding to a domestic disturbance call.

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Today’s accident happened at 1 p.m. in Williams Township along Route 611. Reports indicate she is in critical condition.

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