After an initial investigation, the highway patrol said that George Gaston, 68, of New Carlisle was riding southbound on Ohio 235 on a Harley Davidson FLSTF. Meanwhile, a gray 2018 Acura TLX, driven by Jason A. Cohick, 47, of Clinton, was driving northbound on Ohio 235 and started to turn left onto U.S. 40 in front of the motorcycle.
The highway patrol said that the Acura failed to yield, and the motorcycle crashed into it.
CareFlight was called to the scene and took Gaston to Miami Valley Hospital, where he died due to his injuries.
Cohick was not injured, the release said.
In addition to CareFlight, the highway patrol was joined on scene by the Bethel Twp. Fire Department and EMS, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, Park Layne Sunoco Towing and Buckeye Towing and Recovery.
The crash remains under investigation.
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