Vandalia Couple Injured in Separate but Related Accidents

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Published on July 10 2016 8:28 am
Last Updated on July 10 2016 9:20 am
Written by Matt Robinson

Two separate but related vehicle crashes occurred Saturday night five miles southwest of Shobonier resulting in injuries to a Vandalia couple.

Preliminary investigative details indicate at 7:14pm Saturday, a White 2008 Yamaha Star driven by Charles W. Leidner, 68, of Vandalia was turning around on a gravel road at County Road 700N when he lost control of his motorcycle at slow speed and veered into the grass where his motorcycle turned over.

The second accident occurred as Lana D. Leidner, 67, of Vandalia  was turning into a driveway to get help and lost control of her white 2012 Kawasaki Moped in loose gravel and overturned the moped in the rocks sustaining injuries to her left leg.

Charles Leidner was transported to Barnes Hospital in St. Louis by Air Evac, while Lana Leidner was taken to Fayette County Hospital by ambulance.

No charges were filed in either accident.