A 70-year-old man is charged after authorities say he caused a motorcycle crash that seriously injured his sister, then fled the scene while intoxicated.

Lonnie William Cory is charged with one count of criminal vehicular operation resulting in great bodily harm for a crash that happened just after 8 p.m. Sunday along northbound Highway 61 near Summit Avenue in Saint Paul Park.

Officers arrived to find Cory’s sister lying motionless on the right shoulder of the highway. Witnesses initially believed she had died, but medics confirmed she was alive with a severe head injury and rushed her to Regions Hospital. Doctors later confirmed she suffered permanent disfigurement and was currently intubated in critical condition as of the latest update.