JACKSON COUNTY, Ohio —- The Ohio Highway Patrol with Jackson County EMS responded to a fatal motorcycle crash around 7 p.m., Sunday evening.

According to reports, a passerby noticed the wrecked bike on route 93 in Jackson County.

Stephen Bocook, 54, Wellston, was riding his Harley-Davidson along route 93 when he veered off the road, striking a tree and then flipping, troopers said.

Bocook was pronounced dead at the scene by the Jackson County Coroner.

No further details were available. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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