A Watertown man was injured when his motorcycle rear ended a pickup truck Wednesday morning in Smithville.

71 year old William Taylor was taken by DeKalb EMS to Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital.

According to Captain Steven Leffew of the Smithville Police Department, Taylor was east on Broad Street on a Honda Goldwing motorcycle when he crashed into an eastbound 2010 Toyota Tacoma, driven by 33 year old Michael Auffinger of Liberty. Captain Leffew said the accident occurred as
Auffinger slowed to make a right turn into the parking area of Patty's Restaurant. Auffinger was not injured.

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