According to a statement by the Kinston Police Department, at 12:45 pm today, KPD, Kinston Fire & Rescue, and Lenoir County EMS responded to a motor vehicle crash on the 3700 block of W. Vernon Ave. involving a car and a motorcycle. The initial investigation reveals that a 2003 Oldsmobile passenger car driven by a 19-year-old man from Dover was traveling east on Hwy 70 and attempted to make a left hand turn across the westbound traffic flow.

The motorcycle, operated by a 58-year-old man from Kinston, was traveling in the outermost westbound lane on Hwy 70. As the car turned, it was struck by the motorcycle. The operator of the motorcycle, who was wearing a helmet, sustained injuries and was transported to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. No other parties were injured.

The driver of the car will be charged in this incident.