FREEMAN TOWNSHIP — A local man was killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday afternoon, according to Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr.
Flint York, 56, was traveling north on his 2005 Harley-Davidson on West Freeman Road at 4:26 p.m. when he failed to negotiate a corner and ran off the west side of the road, according to investigators at the scene.
York died at the scene, a mile from his home, as a result of his injuries, Nichols said in a statement. York was not wearing a helmet.
His wife was traveling ahead of him when the crash occurred.
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