PIKETON, Ohio — A Waverly man was killed in a motorcycle crash on State Route 124 in Pike County on Wednesday morning, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
The accident occurred at approximately 10:24 a.m. when the Portsmouth Post received a report of a crash involving a motorcycle near milepost 14 on SR 124. The victim, identified as Caelem M. Knauff, 24, of Waverly, Ohio, was traveling eastbound on a 2023 Kawasaki KLR650 motorcycle.
According to the patrol, Knauff topped a slight hillcrest and then applied hard braking, causing the motorcycle to lay down on its side. Both Knauff and the motorcycle slid off the right side of the road, striking a guardrail.
Knauff was wearing a protective helmet at the time of the crash. No other vehicles were involved in the incident.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
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