Woman dead after motorcycle crash in Ohio, state troopers say

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CLERMONT COUNTY — A woman is dead after a motorcycle crash in Ohio on Thursday night.

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State troopers from the Batavia Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) responded just after 10 p.m. to U.S. 50 on a motorcycle crash in Clermont County, according to an OSHP spokesperson.

State troopers identified the woman who died as Emily Koppe, 38, from Batavia.

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An initial investigation showed that Koppe was driving a 2013 Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight motorcycle southeast on U.S. 50 when she lost control and overturned the motorcycle.

The Harley-Davidson went off the left side of the road and hit a guardrail. Koppe was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, OSHP said.

A medical helicopter flew Koppe to the hospital, where she later died.

The crash remains under investigation.

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