Minor injuries reported following motorcycle crash

Injuries were reported following a one-vehicle crash on Maple Street in Birnamwood on July 22.

According to Lt. Jon Blaskowski, the crash occured after a 31-year-old male from Birnamwood took his motorcycle out for a test drive. As he was shifting from first gear to second gear, the throttle went out and he fell off of the motorcycle, Blaskowski said.

The driver of the motorcycle was not seriously injured, but he was treated for minor injuries, said Blaskowski.