Motorcyclist injured on Granite Falls road

Published 10:08 pm Saturday, July 5, 2008

GRANITE FALLS — A motorcyclist was injured Saturday afternoon when he veered off of a gravel road in Granite Falls.

The motorcyclist, a Kent man, was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with injuries that were not believed to be life threatening, Granite Falls Fire Department Lt. Jeff Torgerson said.

The man was reportedly driving his motorcycle about 4:10 p.m. in the 6900 block of 221st Drive NE when he went off the road. A bystander called for help, Torgerson said.

Investigators were trying to determine what caused the man to veer off of the road.