Around 9:42 p.m., 23-year-old James Dobbins was driving a 2007 Kawasaki ZX600 motorcycle west on state Route 73 when a 2008 Chevrolet HHR turned west onto state Route 73 from Carter Drive. The car hit the left rear side of the motorcycle as it entered state Route 73, troopers said.
Dobbins went over the center line and was hit head-on by a 2023 Jeep Wagoneer traveling east. Dobbins died from injuries at the scene, according to the highway patrol.
He was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
The Waynesville Police Department, Clearcreek Twp. Police Department, Warren County Sheriff’s Office, Waynesville Twp. Fire and EMS and Ohio Department of Transportation assisted at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
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