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Man in critical condition after accident in Clearfield

Posted at 5:48 PM, Sep 20, 2013
and last updated 2013-09-20 19:48:55-04

CLEARFIELD, Utah – A man is in critical condition after a motorcycle accident that occurred in Clearfield just before 3 p.m. Friday.

Police officials said 20-year-old Preston Wirthlin of Clearfield was making a left hand turn from Lakeview Drive on to Main Street when a Jeep Wagoneer traveling north on Main Street crashed into the motorcycle.

Wirthlin was not wearing a helmet, and he suffered head injuries. He was airlifted to Ogden Regional Medical Center in critical condition.

Officials are still investigating the crash to determine who was at fault in the accident. The female driver and two child passengers in the Jeep were not injured.