DARKE COUNTY — A Versailles man is dead after a motorcycle crash Tuesday night.
Matthew Monnin, 32, was identified by the Darke County Sheriff’s Office as the man killed in the crash.
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As News Center 7 previously reported, Versailles police, fire, and Darke County deputies were called to the 9300 block of Jamison Road on reports of a motorcycle crash.
When authorities arrived on the scene they found a motorcycle in a field with a single driver, Monnin, who was pronounced dead, according to Sheriff Mark Whittaker.
An initial investigation find that a 2008 Yamaha motorcycle was traveling eastbound on Jamison Road when it failed to navigate a slight curve in the road and traveled off the side of the road, into a ditch. Monnin was thrown from the motorcycle.
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Whittaker said Monnin was not wearing a helmet.
He advised motorcyclists to slow down, wear property safety gear and to be aware. He also advised other drivers to look out for motorcyclists.
The crash remains under investigation.
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