Motorcyclist seriously hurt on Saturday after trying to avoid car: Police

A motorcyclist was seriously hurt after they tried to avoid a car that made an illegal U-turn in Philadelphia’s Tioga neighborhood on Saturday, police said.

The crash happened at the intersection of 17th Street and Allegheny Avenue at around 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 30, police told NBC10.

The Kawasaki motorcycle was traveling southbound at 17th Street at a high rate of speed when the unknown car made the illegal U-turn, causing the motorcycle to make an abrupt move that avoided the car but caused the motorcyclist to hit a pole, police said…

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