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26-year-old dies after striking tree, ditch: OSP
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A young man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Warren County Wednesday.
The Lebanon Patrol Post of OSP is continuing to investigate the crash and have determined that it occurred minutes before 8:30 a.m. on North Waynesville Road in the Turtle Creek Township area.
Their initial investigation indicates that the driver of a Honda CBR-600 was traveling southwest on the roadway when he missed a curve and veered off its right side. The vehicle proceeded to crash into a ditch and then a tree.
The driver was pronounced deceased at the scene and was identified as Mathew Schmitz, 26, of Fairfield Township in Butler County.
Schmitz was the sole individual involved in the crash and he was wearing a helmet.
The Warren County Sheriff's Office, Turtle Creek Township EMS, Clear Creek Township EMS, Wayne Township EMS and Jacob's Towing all assisted at the scene.
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