The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash involving a Middletown man. Troopers from the Springfield Post say the crash happened Saturday at about 2:44 p.m. on the ramp from Interstate 70 eastbound to Interstate 675 southbound in Mad River Township, Clark County. According to investigators, 68-year-old Robert Depew of Middletown was operating a Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic Electra Glide when he failed to negotiate a curve on the ramp. Troopers say the motorcycle traveled off the left side of the roadway and overturned. Depew was taken to Soin Medical Center, where he later died from his injuries. The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Clark County Sheriff’s Department, Mad River Fire and EMS, and Buckeye Towing and Recovery Services.

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