Motorcyclist identified in Thursday night crash

MOOREFIELD TWP. — A motorcyclist who was injured in a crash Thursday night, Aug. 13, has been identified as David W. Layne, 28, of Urbana, according to officials with the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

Layne was taken by medical helicopter to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton with serious injuries after he rear-ended a truck on Urbana Road on Thursday, according to Sgt. Terry Bush of the state patrol.

Information about Layne’s condition was not available Friday.

At about 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Layne, who was not wearing a helmet, rear-ended a truck that was going about 55 to 60 mph on Urbana Road near the Navistar International plant, said Bush.

The motorcycle ended up in a nearby field.

Charges could be filed pending further investigation, officials said.

Traffic was re-routed at the scene for nearly two hours.

Layne was described as alert and talking after the accident.

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