AUBURN, IN – A motorcyclist was hospitalized following a Saturday afternoon crash.

According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department a 28-year-old female driver was traveling West on County Road 64 just past County Road 81 on a Honda CBR before losing control of her motorcycle in the left-hand curve.

Reports indicate the motorcycle slid off the North side of the road and fell into the ditch area.

The driver was taken to a local hospital by Parkview DeKalb EMS for medical treatment on left arm and shoulder pain.

The motorcycle was estimated to have suffered roughly $2,000 in damages.

The driver was wearing a helmet during the crash.

The accident happened just before 4 p.m. Saturday.