Minor injuries in Chester motorcycle crash

<span style="font-weight: 400;">A 48-year-old Chester man suffered minor injuries in a single-vehicle motorcycle accident at the intersection of Bridge Bypass Road and Valley Street on May 17.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">According to the Chester Police Department, officers responded to the report of an unoccupied motorcycle, later determined to be a black Honda Magna, lying in the intersection.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The motorcycle is registered to Russell R. Asbury, of Chester. Officers searched the area for Asbury and found a trail of oil leading up Valley Street.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Asbury was previously known by officers to live at the corner of Servant and Valley streets. Officers located Asbury at his residence and observed him to have minor injuries, mostly abrasions.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Asbury reportedly told officers that the motorcycle slid on the oil that was spilling from the machine, causing the accident. No citations were issued at the scene and the accident was reported at 9:06 p.m.</span>