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One Injured in SR 32 Crash

Delaware County-  On Friday September 2, 2016 around 3:25 p.m., Trooper Tom Harbison, a 9 year veteran of the Indiana State Police, pulled up on a two vehicle crash on SR 32 near Glendale Ave, just west of Muncie, IN.  When he arrived he found a 1989 Yamaha motorcycle along with the driver down on the road, along with a 2009 Toyota Prius, that was stopped in the middle of the road.  When Trooper Harbison went to check on the driver of the motorcycle, he noticed a severe wound on the driver's leg.  Trooper Harbison quickly put a field tourniquet onto the driver's leg to stop the bleeding.  All Indiana State Police personnel are equipped with field tourniquet's for emergency situations.

Preliminary investigation indicates the 2009 Toyota Prius, driven by Donald G. Yarvice, age 61, of Muncie, IN was attempting to turn eastbound onto SR 32 from a parking lot, pulling out in front of the 1989 Yamaha motorcycle, driver by Curtis E. Dennin, age 64, of Muncie, IN.  The 1989 Yamaha motorcycle was westbound in the left lane of SR 32 at the time of the crash.

Curtis E. Dennin was transported to IU Health's Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, IN with non life threatening injuries.

Indiana State Police were assisted at the scene by Yorktown Police Department; Muncie Police Department; Delaware County EMS; Mount Pleasant Fire Department; and Delaware County Sheriff's Department.