1 dead after motorcycle crash in Bellbrook

BELLBROOK — A man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Bellbrook on Thursday evening.

The crash was reported around 5:40 p.m. in the area of N. Main Street and Big Tree Road.

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Howard Mayfield, 74, of Dayton, was riding his motorcycle northbound on N. Main Street when he hit a deer, according to Bellbrook Police Captain Steve Lane.

Mayfield died from his injuries sustained in the crash.

Lane confirmed that Mayfield was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

Investigators are looking into whether or not speed was a factor. There were no initial signs of impairment.

The crash remains under investigation.

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