Huron County motorcyclist strikes ditch, pole in fatal Erie County crash
ERIE COUNTY-- A motorcycle finished rounding a curve, traveled off the right side of the roadway, struck a ditch and utility pole, killing its rider along State Route 61 on Friday night, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reports of its preliminary investigation.
Mark Hoover, 57, of Norwalk, was pronounced deceased at the scene south of Chapin Road in Berlin Township, the patrol said in an update Saturday.
Hoover was operating a 2002 Harley-Davidson Road King Classic southbound on State Route 61 when the crash occurred before 8:25 p.m. Friday.
Hoover was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, the patrol said.
The state patrol was assisted by the Erie County Sheriff’s Office, North Central EMS, Berlin Fire, and Foster Towing.
The crash remains under investigation by the patrol’s Sandusky post.
