Highway patrol: Motorcyclist said helmet “saved my bacon” after Saturday crash
A Pennsylvania man was injured Saturday after he fell off his motorcycle on I-70 near Route 40.
The man from Dover lost control of the Harley Davidson bike around noon before it crashed into a guardrail, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash report.
In a tweet, Troop F of the patrol said the man told troopers, “That helmet saved my bacon.” Troopers agreed, the tweet read.
Images shared by the patrol show a damaged helmet with paint chipped where it contacted the roadway.
The 58-year-old man’s injuries were described as moderate in the crash report. The damage to the bike was also described as moderate.
