Injury reported in Ottawa moped crash near Allen Park

A moped crash occurred at about 3 p.m. Sunday in Ottawa, sending the rider to a hospital and briefly shutting down a portion of Route 71.

Ottawa police said in a Monday news release first-responders were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash on Hitt Street (Route 71) just west of State Street (Route 23), near Allen Park. Upon arrival, officers located a man who had been injured after the moped left the roadway.

Route 71 from Route 23 to 4-H Road was briefly shut down because of the investigation. The unidentified male was subsequently taken by helicopter to a medical facility for his injuries in the crash. The crash remains under investigation by an Ottawa Police Department crash reconstructionist, police said, and more information will become available in the near future.