MIAMI TOWNSHIP – Miami Township officers and bystanders stepped in to help after a motorcyclist was hit by a car Sunday.
Miami Township officers were called to the crash in front of the Target on Miamisburg Centerville Road and found several bystanders already helping the motorcyclist who was on the ground, according to a Miami Township Police Department social media post .
Police said the motorcyclist had an “extensive leg injury” and was bleeding profusely.
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Officer Liam Foley and Officer Ian Dalton helped stop the bleeding by applying an emergency tourniquet and bandage, the police department said.
The motorcyclist was taken to hospital in serious condition.
“Thank you all for helping in this dire situation!” the department wrote in the post.
Both officers are fairly new to the force with Dalton sworn into the force in August 2022 and Foley in March 2022.
The identity of the injured man and further information about the crash was not included in the social media post.
We are working to learn more about the crash and will update as new information becomes available.
