Injury Crash In Steuben Co.

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an off-road vehicle crash that leaves a man in the hospital with severe head injuries. Responders are dispatched to West Orland Road, near Crooke Lake. There, they find Michael Bacholl, 40, of Angola, unresponsive in the roadway. Officials say Bacholl was thrown from the vehicle…after making an abrupt turn. He was not wearing a helmet or any other protective riding gear. Bacholl was airlifted from the scene to a Fort Wayne hospital. Drugs or alcohol are not believed to be a factor in the crash. The investigation into the accident continues at this hour.