JACKSON COUNTY, Ohio — A Wellston man lost his life over the weekend in a fatal motorcycle crash.

According to the Ohio Highway Patrol, on Sunday, June 4, 32-year-old Matthew Carl was traveling south along Route 93, when he lost control on a curve. Carl and his 2009 Yamaha YZF-R6, per the patrol, traveled off the left side of the highway. The motorcycle would strike a guardrail and then overturn.

Carl was transported to Holzer Medical Center in Jackson where he would later be pronounced deceased. 

Officials say the crash remains under investigation.

 

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