Biker hits deer, is seriously injured

A rural Marion man was taken by Marion ambulance to Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita after he hit a deer Saturday with his motorbike.

Tyler J. Makovec, 25, who lives on Yarrow Rd. south of K-150, was driving a 2007 Honda south on Bluestem Rd. between 290th and 300th Rds. when he hit the deer, Undersheriff Larry Starkey said.

Lincolnville first responders tended to Makovec until Marion ambulance arrived. Tampa ambulance and an air ambulance were summoned but were told to stand down.

Starkey said Makovec’s injuries were suspected of being serious.