ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, Va. — Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal crash that happened on Central Hill Road just before 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Troopers say a 2016 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling eastbound and a 2014 Jeep Cherokee was traveling westbound on Central Hill Road.
As both vehicles approached a curve, they sideswiped each other along the centerline, according to state police.
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The impact then caused the motorcycle to run off the left side of the road and strike a utility pole, troopers said.
The motorcyclist, Richard Wells, 71, of Windsor, was thrown from the motorcycle and died at the scene. State police say he was wearing a helmet.
The driver of the Jeep was not injured.
The crash remains under investigation.
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