According to the St. Joseph Police Department 27-year-old Kylee Walker was transported to Mosaic Life Care Wednesday with Severe to moderate injuries after losing control of a motorcycle.

Traffic Officer Brad Kerns said Walker was driving the 2003 Harley Davidson when she lost control of the motorcycle as she turned onto the Belt Highway from a private parking lot in the 2800 block of S. Belt and lost control as she was traveling westbound, struck a raised curb, traveled off the roadway and hit a parked vehicle and was thrown from the motorcycle.

While police investigated the accident all lanes of traffic on S. Belt highway was closed from Pickett Road to S. Belt Walmart for nearly an hour.

Kerns said Walker was admitted to the hospital with only moderate to severe injuries.

Walker was issued tickets for careless operation of a motor vehicle for failure to maintain safe and proper control and a ticket for not having a valid operators license.

The Belt highway was reopened just before 3 p.m.