Motorcycle Crash Seriously Injures Clayton Man

A Clayton man was seriously hurt in a motorcycle accident Tuesday afternoon on Buffalo Road outside of Selma . Andres Lopez, 42, of Fire Department Road , was riding his 2001 Suzuki southbound on Buffalo Road when he veered off the roadway, struck a concrete culvert and was ejected. Lopez suffered broken bones in the accident. Lopez had temporary tags on the motorcycle, and Trooper J.S. Partin said Lopez had gotten insurance on the motorcycle hours before the accident. Trooper Partin charged Lopez with exceeding a safe speed. Photo by Carter Rabil