The Wayne County Sheriff’s Department responded to a traffic accident Monday morning just shortly after 7 o’clock on US HWY 45 just south of Fairfield and south of the New Hope Curve. Deputies say a 2000 Peterbilt truck-tractor driven by 78-year-old Michael Richardson of Fairfield was traveling northbound on HWY 45 near 387N when the tread from a rear tire came off the wheel and struck a southbound 2018 Harley-Davidson motorcycle being driven by 32-year-old Caleb Smith of Fairfield. The driver of the motorcycle, Caleb Smith did not require medical treatment at the scene.
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