An Alexandria man was airlifted with a serious leg injury after the motorcycle he was riding was hit by a car Sunday evening. Theodore Joseph Pryjama, 55, was treated by DeKalb EMS and then airlifted by a Life Force helicopter to Vanderbilt Medical Center. Lieutenant Randall Maynard of the Tennessee Highway Patrol told the Review that Pryjama, who was westbound on Lower Helton Road on a 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle, was sideswiped by a 2009 Ford Focus driven by Jennifer Johnson, 27, while negotiating a curve. The trooper said Pryjama was thrown from the bike, and traveled approximately 75 feet down the roadway. The bike traveled nearly 100 feet past the point of impact, coming to rest in the weeds near the roadway. Pryjama's wife, who was riding with him on another motorcycle, witnessed the accident. She was not involved in the collision, and was not injured. While Johnson received a citation for failure to maintain her lane of travel, Maynard said there were no signs of alcohol or drugs being a contributing factor.
Lower Helton man airlifted after crash