MAKANDA - A 47-year-old Carterville woman suffered non-life threatening injuries Thursday when the motorcycle she was riding left a roadway in Giant City State Park.

Jacqueline Samuel was traveling from Herrin to Bald Knob Cross with fellow members of the local Christian Motorcycle Association at about 2:15 p.m.. The group was enjoying a New Year's Ride to the Alto Pass landmark, said Roger Gibson of Dowell, who was also with the group.

About 30 members of the group continued ahead while a small contingent stopped in Makanda to warm up, Gibson said. Samuel had been cold, which may have caused her to lose control, he said.

Deputy Kenny Lindsay of the Jackson County Sheriff's Department said Samuel was headed westbound on Makanda Road, which runs through Giant City park, when her vehicle went off the left side of the road and skidded.

At the scene, Lindsay said her injuries seemed minor and centered on the shoulders. She was transported to Memorial Hospital of Carbondale by the Jackson County Ambulance Service. On Thursday afternoon, Samuel was listed in stable condition at the hospital.