OSHP investigating car-motorcycle accident in Boardman

BOARDMAN — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that left one person with nonlife-threatening injuries.

The collision, between a car and a motorcycle, occurred about 5:30 p.m. today on Market Street near Wilma Avenue.

A motorcycle traveling northbound on Market Street struck a Pontiac in the side, OSHP reported. The Pontiac was driven by a 16-year-old who was attempting to leave the O’Reilly Auto Parts parking lot and turn southbound.

The motorcycle’s driver, a 32-year-old Youngstown man, was taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital on Belmont Avenue. At the time of the crash, he was wearing a helmet.

Both the car’s driver and a juvenile passenger were uninjured.

Boardman Township police also responded to the scene.