TURTLECREEK TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A man has died following a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in Turtlecreek Township, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP).
According to a press release from OSHP, the crash happened about 8:23 p.m. on Wednesday on North Waynesville Road, just north of Hollingsworth Road.
The victim, identified as 26-year-old Mathew Schmitz from Fairfield Township, was riding a 2000 Honda CBR-600 motorcycle traveling southwest when he "failed to negotiate a curve," causing him to veer off the right side of the roadway.
Schmitz then struck a ditch and collided with a tree.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, OSHP said.
According to OSHP, Schmitz was the only person on the motorcycle, and he was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
The crash is currently under investigation by the OSHP Lebanon Post.
Warren County Sheriff's Office also assisted at the scene.
