The Herald Bulletin - 11:56 p.m.: UPDATE: Couple critical after crash

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a SUV collided with a motorcycle Saturday on State Road 13 at Interstate 69 exit. Two passengers from the motorcycle werre taken to the hospital by helicopter.
Richard Sitler / The Herald Bulletin

A victim of an accident is loaded into a helicopter for transport to the hospital Saturday on State Road 13 at Interstate 69 exit.
Richard Sitler / The Herald Bulletin

Giving comfort: Ann Johnson tries to comfort her granddaughter Kaleigh Gipson, 9, who was in a vehicle driven by her mother, Angie Acker, that was involved in a collision with a motorcycle. Johnson is also holding her grandson Aiden Acker who was not involved in the accident. Gipson was distraught and worried about the condition of the motorcyclist.
Richard Sitler / The Herald Bulletin

Published November 01, 2008 11:57 pm - An Anderson couple was critically injured in a traffic accident Saturday when the motorcycle they were riding crashed head-on into an SUV.

11:56 p.m.: UPDATE: Couple critical after crash

By Aleasha Sandley, Herald Bulletin Staff Writer

An Anderson couple was critically injured in a traffic accident Saturday when the motorcycle they were riding crashed head-on into an SUV.

Madison County Sheriff Ron Richardson would not confirm the identities of the husband and wife, but a separate phone call to the Herald Bulletin sought information about a possible accident involving Anderson attorney Robert Cowles and his wife, Sally.

A spokeswoman for Methodist Hospital confirmed the Cowles were in critical condition there, but would not confirm they had been in a motorcycle accident.

Richardson said the couple were headed south on Ind. 13 near Interstate 69 at 6:01 p.m. on a 1979 Harley-Davidson when the vehicle in front of them turned right onto the interstate ramp. An oncoming 2005 Chevy Equinox driven by Angela Acker, of Pendleton, was turning left onto the same ramp and did not see the motorcycle before crossing into its lane of traffic.

The couple on the motorcycle was not believed to be wearing helmets and was ejected from the vehicle, Richardson said. They were airlifted to Methodist.

Acker had a slight injury to her forearm caused by an airbag and refused medical treatment. A 9-year-old girl in the backseat of the SUV was not injured.

In addition to the Madison County Sheriff’s Department, the Indiana State Police, Pendleton Police and fire, Ingalls EMS and Madison County Emergency Management responded to the scene.