- November 19, 2024
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A traffic accident involving three motorcycles Sunday on northbound U.S. 1 sent two Jacksonville residents to the hospital, one in critical condition.
Jacksonville residents Kelly Sue Melton, 49, and Gordon Eugene Drady, 61, were traveling next to each other on motorcycles along northbound U.S. 1, behind Michele Lyn Tola, 42, also of Jacksonville, when they approached a red traffic light. The three bikes began to slow when Melton lost control, sideswiping Drady.
Melton’s motorcycle then struck the rear tire of Tola’s motorcycle, causing it to overturn and ejecting Melton.
The bike continued to travel for 211 feet, before coming to rest in a median.
Melton was flown to Halifax Health Medical Center and is critical condition; her bike has an estimated $5,000 worth of damage. Drady has serious injuries; his motorcycle had no damage. Tola was not injured.
The investigation is still pending.
