Two-vehicle crash claims one life in Morgan County
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MARIETTA -- One person was killed Friday morning in a two-vehicle accident on State Route 83 in Morgan County, the Marietta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.
Mark A. Cary, 42, of Caldwell, operating a 2008 Kawasaki Concours 14 motorcycle, was killed shortly after 11 a.m. near milepost 2 near Hackney where a 2011 Kia Sportage, operated by Carol E. Anderson, 59, of Beverly was pulling from a private drive onto State Route 83, the patrol said.
Cary, northbound on State Route 83, lost control, overturned, became separated from his motorcycle and struck Anderson's vehicle, the patrol said.
Cary sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene while Anderson was uninjured, the patrol said.
Alcohol and drugs are not suspected and the accident remains under investigation, the patrol said. Cary was wearing a helmet, the patrol said.
Responding agencies were the OSHP, Beverly and Waterford Volunteer Fire Department and EMS, the Washington/Morgan County Coroner's Office and Brock's Towing.