Staff Report

Kenneth D. Koser

PIERCETON — A Columbia City man was arrested on three charges after speeding on a motorcycle, resulting in injury to his passenger.

Kenneth D. Koser, 36, 5300 N. 375W, Columbia City, is charged with resisting law enforcement in a vehicle, a level 5 felony; criminal recklessness, a level 6 felony; and reckless driving, a class A misdemeanor.

On April 27, a Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office deputy was on East US 30 when he saw a speeding motorcycle traveling east.

According to court documents, the motorcyclist refused to pull over for police and continued traveling at a high rate of speed. While traveling on East Old Road 30, the motorcyclist traveled at speeds over 100 mph and passed vehicles in a no-pass zone. Upon entering Whitley County, the motorcycle reached speeds over 120 mph.

The motorcycle then traveled into a grass median and the deputy saw the motorcycle’s passenger fall off and roll several times. The driver, later identified as Koser, continued to travel in the median at a slow rate of speed before ditching the motorcycle and falling to the ground. Koser was taken into custody at that time.

Upon initial contact, the motorcycle’s passenger was unconscious. She sustained cuts and abrasions to her hand, as well as a large laceration to her foot. The woman was taken to a local hospital for her injuries.

Koser said that when the deputy activated his vehicle’s lights and siren, his passenger told him to pull over.

Koser has already been arrested and released on bond. He has an initial hearing at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 19, in Kosciusko Superior Court Three.