HANOVER TOWNSHIP — A 54-year-old Centerburg man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Ohio 3 on Friday night, according to the Ashland Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
The Post reported Robert C. Bruce Jr. was riding a 2008 Harley Davidson Roadking motorcycle north on Ohio 3 at approximately 6:03 p.m. Jacob R. Wittel, 16, of Loudonville, was driving a 2001 Plymouth Neon south on the same road. Bruce attempted to slow for traffic ahead near the intersection of Township Road 739 and lost control of his motorcycle.
He traveled left of center and struck Wittel head-on. Bruce was wearing a helmet but succumbed to his injuries on scene. Wittel sustained minor injuries and was treated on scene by Loudonville Fire and Rescue.
Troopers from the Ashland Post are investigating a fatal crash in Ashland County,
The Ashland County Sheriff’s Office and Rangers from the Department of Natural Recourses also assisted on scene. Traffic was detoured around the scene for approximately one hour while the scene was cleared.
The crash remains under investigation.
