City: Moorefield, Ohio
County: Clark, Ohio
Date of Accident: October 11, 2013
Type of Accident: Motor Vehicle Accident – 2006 Harley Davidson FXD
An elderly man was killed in a motorcycle crash that occurred in Moorefield, Clark, Ohio, on October 11, 2013 at approximately 3:50 pm. Reports from the OSHP are that a 68 year old woman was driving a 2005 Chrysler Cruiser SUV north on Bosart Road, while the man, 75 year old Jerry L. Kunkle of Springfield, Ohio, was driving a 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle south on the same road. The woman allegedly failed to yield while she was making a left turn and pulled her vehicle into the path of the motorcycle. The man was transported by Care Flight to Miami Valley, while the woman was charged. Logan’s towed the motorcycle.
There were 2,587 accidents in 2010 in which there was no safety devices used which resulted in 118 fatalities. There were 4,552 Motorcycles involved in crashes in 2010. In Moorefield, Clark, Ohio, in 2012, the population was 11,402; there were a total of 3 fatal crashes, of 188. Accidents in which the drivers were totally ejected were 132 which resulted in fatalities. Accidents which occurred when it was clear amounted to 593, which resulted in fatalities. Accidents, which occurred on the roadway, amounted to 631, which resulted in fatalities.
For accidents that occurred in a Harmony, Moorefield, or Bethel, Ohio, area, please call the Clarke County, Ohio, wrongful death attorneys at Chester Law at 800-218-4243.