Motorcyclist crashes avoiding a dog in the road

A Dublin man crashed his motorcycle Sunday in Graves County while trying to avoid a dog in the road. 

Graves County Sheriff's deputies said the crash occurred just after 2 p.m. along Johnnie Road near State Route 384. Their investigation found that 59-year-old Billy J. Luter of Dublin was riding his Harley Davidson when a dog ran in front of him. He laid the motorcycle down in an attempt to avoid the dog. 

Luter was treated, and then transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.