(KNZA)--A motorcyclist was injured Saturday evening in Jackson County after striking a deer.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says 59-year-old Todd Shumaker, of Netawaka, was driving a Yamaha motorcycle westbound on K-9 Highway, west of P Road, when he struck the deer shortly before 7:00.

Shumaker was transported to Topeka's Stormont-Vail Hospital with suspected serious injuries.

The Patrol says he was wearing a helmet when the accident occurred.