STONELICK TWP., Ohio — Crash investigators responded Thursday night to a Clermont County motorcycle crash that killed one person and sent another to an area hospital.
Robert Dinka, 47, of Batavia, who was operating the motorcycle, died from his injuries. Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. M.S. Utter said a passenger on the motorcycle was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries.
The crash happened at around 10:06 p.m. in the 1900 block of U.S. 50 in Stonelick Township near Wolfer Lane, troopers said.
The preliminary investigation found that the motorcycle was traveling eastbound when its driver failed to navigate a curve, Utter said. The motorcycle went off the right side of the road, struck a ditch and overturned, Utter said.
Troopers said Dinka died at the scene of the crash. There was no immediate word as of Friday morning on the passenger's condition.
WCPO 9 crews were at the scene as troopers inspected the motorcycle off the side of the roadway and were there when the coroner's office arrived.
The Stonelick Township Fire Department and EMS, the Ohio Department of Transportation, and the Clermont County Coroner's Office all responded to the crash.
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