Mark Lehigh, the motorcyclist, was traveling west on Manchester and the driver of the car, Allen Taylor, was traveling south on Cambridge, according to Middletown police. Police don’t believe impairment or speed caused the accident that remains under investigation.
Taylor, the only person in the vehicle, was uninjured, police said.
The Butler County Sheriff’s Office Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team (START) assisted the Middletown Division of Police in the investigation.
The intersection was closed during the investigation.
This is at least the second serious crash involving a motorcyclist in Middletown within the last month.
On Oct. 8, Christopher Parshall, 42, was killed when a car crossed the median on Roosevelt Boulevard and hit the motorcycle head-on, police said.
He was pronounced dead when officers arrived, according to Middletown police.
The male driver of the white sedan that hit the motorcycle was treated at the scene, police said. Charges are pending and speed and impairment are being investigated as possible causes for the crash.
Staff writer Lauren Pack contributed to this report.
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