One man is dead after a vehicle hit his motorcycle on State 54 early Friday morning.
At 2:26 a.m. Friday, a caller reported a motorcycle was going west on State 54 when it approached Green Grove Lane, according to the Wood County Sheriff's Office. Deputies determined a vehicle traveling behind the motorcycle hit the back of it as they approached the intersection. The driver was thrown from the motorcycle, according to the sheriff's office.
The motorcycle driver suffered serious injuries and emergency personnel took life-saving measures, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash, which closed State 54 between Port Road and Wood County G for several hours Friday morning, remains under investigation, according to the sheriff's office. The highway reopened about 8 a.m. Friday.