Carthage woman airlifted to Syracuse after motorcycle hits deer

A Carthage woman was airlifted to a Syracuse hospital Tuesday evening after her motorcycle struck a deer.(WWNY)
Published: Aug. 17, 2022 at 1:49 PM EDT

TOWN OF RUTLAND, New York (WWNY) - A Carthage woman was airlifted to a Syracuse hospital Tuesday evening after her motorcycle struck a deer.

It happened shortly before 7 p.m. on State Route 12, west of Churchill Road in the town of Rutland.

State police said 61-year-old Barbara Trahan was driving a motorcycle when she struck a deer.

Troopers said Trahan suffered from severe road rash.

She was flown by helicopter to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse and was listed in stable condition as of Wednesday afternoon.

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