*UPDATE* 7/25/19 from the Shelby County Sheriff's Office
Christopher Knouff passed away on 7/24/2019 at Miami Valley Hospital.
7/23/19 - Your News Now at Eleven
An Anna motorcyclist life-flighted from the scene of an early morning crash in Shelby County.
Sheriff's deputies say 50-year-old Christopher Knouff suffered serious injuries after being thrown from the motorcycle. Reports say he was heading south on County Road 25, just before 6 a.m. Tuesday morning, when a car driven by 19-year-old Carlie Watkins of Minster turned in front of him. Knouff was taken to Miami Valley Hospital.
The crash remains under investigation.
Press Release from the Shelby County Sheriff's Office
On July 23rd, 2019, at approximately 5:47 am, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call of a traffic crash involving a car and motorcycle on CR25A at the I-75 overpass. Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies along with Sidney Fire & EMS were dispatched to the scene.
Preliminary investigation revealed that a 2012 Chevy Malibu driven by CARLIE WATKINS, age 19, of Minster Ohio, was northbound on CR25A. Watkins was attempting to make a left hand turn onto the southbound entrance ramp to I-75 when she was struck by a southbound motorcycle on CR25A operated by CHRISTOPHER KNOUFF, age 50, of Anna, Ohio. Knouff was ejected from the motorcycle, suffering serious injuries.
Knouff was treated by EMS personnel from Sidney Fire Department and later transferred to Miami Valley Hospital by Careflight.
The accident remains under investigation by Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies.
