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Stow man dies in Geauga County motorcycle crash: Driver struck by commercial vehicle after colliding with deer

The driver – identified as Joseph A. Randall – was thrown from the motorcycle before he was struck by a commercial vehicle.

GEAUGA COUNTY, Ohio — A 60-year-old Stow man has died following a crash shortly after 7 a.m. Wednesday in Geauga County's Newbury Township.

Authorities say the preliminary investigation shows that a 2008 Kawasaki Vulcan motorcycle was traveling northbound on state Route 44 when it struck a deer in the roadway near Route 87.

The driver – identified as Joseph A. Randall – was thrown from the motorcycle before he was struck by a commercial vehicle that was also traveling northbound.

Randall was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities say he was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

The driver of the commercial vehicle, a 64-year-old man from Saint Augustine, Florida, was not hurt.

The situation remains under investigation.

No additional details were immediately available.

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Editor's note: Video in the player above was originally published in an unrelated traffic story on Oct. 9, 2022.

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