68-year-old man killed in motorcycle crash in Greene County
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State troopers from the Xenia Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) responded at 1:22 a.m. to Barber Road and Riva Trace Drive in Cedarville Township on reports of a motorcycle crash, according to an OSHP spokesperson.
The man has been identified as Randall Straw, 68, of Cedarville.
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An initial investigation showed that a 2013 Harley-Davidson Tri-Glide Ultra Classic motorcycle was traveling northeast on Barber Road when Straw tried to make a right turn onto Riva Trace Drive.
The motorcycle overturned and traveled off the left side of the road.
Straw was not wearing a helmet and was pronounced dead at the scene, the spokesperson said.
The crash remains under investigation.
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