TOWN OF BRADLEY — Two people were injured and one man is facing criminal charges after they were thrown from their motorcycles in an early morning crash north of Tomahawk, police said.

A Lincoln County deputy discovered the crash at 12:52 a.m. Saturday on CTH L at Thiesen Road in the town of Bradley while he was out on patrol.

One of the drivers, a 43-year-old Tomahawk man, was airlifted to Marshfield Medical Center, where he is listed in critical condition.

The second driver, a 63-year-old Mercer man, was treated at Sacred Heart Hospital and is being held on a felony charge of fourth offense operating while intoxicated, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department.

The roadway was closed for more than three hours while investigators cleared the scene. The crash remains under investigation.

Names have not yet been released.