Motorcycle "Showboating" Accident

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Story Published: May 17, 2008 at 8:10 PM EDT

Story Updated: May 17, 2008 at 8:10 PM EDT

By WKBW Directors

A case of "showboating" in the town of Elma sends one woman to the hospital via Mercy Flight. Officials say the 33-year-old was riding on the back of her boyfriend's motorcycle and fell off when the boyfriend popped a "wheelie". The accident happened around 12:30 Saturday morning on Seneca Street near Jamison Road. Officials say the boyfriend fled the scene on his bike while emergency workers took the woman to the hospital. She needed treatment for several minor injuries.

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