MARION, Ohio (WCMH) – A motorcyclist struck by a semi-tractor trailer in Marion County has died two days after the incident.
According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a man operating a 2011 Harley Davidson Tri Glide Ultra motorcycle was traveling northbound on U.S. 23, just north of Marion, as was a 2015 Freightliner Cascadia semi-tractor trailer.
The motorcycle, driven by 79-year-old James Wetzel, of Marion, slowed down and attempted to make a right turn onto Linn Hipsher Road, or County Road 195.