Piqua motorcyclist dies in Miami County crash

A 21-year-old Piqua man was identified as the motorcyclist killed Wednesday afternoon in a crash near Troy.

Justin Dreer was riding a black 2007 Yamaha south on County Road 25A around 3:40 p.m. when a black Cadillac DTS headed north turned in front of him at Interstate 75 exit 78, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Piqua Post.

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Dreer was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Cadillac, 90-year-old Frank Gleason Jr. of Sidney, suffered minor injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.

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