Van vs. Motorcycle Crash Critically Injures Rider

A 34-year-old Atwood man suffered critical injuries today in a collision southwest of Warsaw. According to a news release from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, Rickey Howard was riding a motorcycle on County Road 400 W when a van apparently made a left turn into the path of the motorcycle. Howard suffered head and neck injuries. A helicopter flew him from the scene to a Fort Wayne hospital. Police identify the driver of the van only as a juvenile male. The news release does not indicate whether the boy was injured or whether police cited him for a traffic violation.