Deputies and fire crews from Parker City were initially dispatched to a reported single-vehicle motorcycle crash on County Road 550 north, near County Road 1200 west around 5:40 a.m. Friday.
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An initial investigation found the operator, identified as Joseph R. Hottinger, 33, of Parker City, Ind., lost control and crashed into a ditch while traveling west on County Road 550 north, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office said in a media release.
Hottinger was pronounced dead at the scene by the Randolph County Coroner’s Office.
Investigators said Hottinger was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
Additional details, including other potential factors in the crash were not released.
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