Man On Dirtbike Crashes During Deer Culling In Morton Park

The man fled from officers when they tried to stop him, according to police

Posted Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:48 am ET

Mentor Police were culling deer Thursday evening in Morton Park when a man entered the cordoned area on an off-road motorcycle.

The culling was stopped so the man could be located.

The man fled from police into the woods where he later crashed, according to the Mentor Police Facebook page.

A police officer on an ATV eventually found him, injured and pinnedbeneath his motorcycle.

He was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.

The man is 36 years old and from Mentor. His name was not released Thursday night.

However, once he is out of the hospital, he will face charges and his name will be released then, police said.

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