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Motorcycle pulling a camper trailer overturns in fatal crash
GOSHEN TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WJW) – A 44-year-old woman was killed when the Harley Davidson motorcycle she was a passenger on overturned and slid off the right side of the roadway.
According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Jill L. Morris, 44, of Uhrichsville was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in Goshen Township by the Tuscarawas County Coroner's Office.
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The 47-year-old driver of the motorcycle, Keith A. Morris, 47, of Uhrichsville, sustained life-threatening injuries, said officials in a press release. He was initially transported to Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital but was later flown by helicopter to Akron General Hospital.
The crash happened Sunday evening, shortly after 8 p.m., on US Route 250 near mile post 13. According to troopers, the two were traveling eastbound on a blue 2003 Harley Davidson motorcycle and pulling a camper trailer.
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'The trailer began to sway and the motorcycle lost control. The motorcycle overturned and slid off the right side of the roadway,' stated a press release.
Neither the operator nor the passenger of the motorcycle were wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, said troopers.
The crash remains under investigation.
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