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Darke County Sheriff's Office...
Accident claims
life of motorcyclist
New Madison -On October 16, 2013 at approximately 3:30 p.m. Darke
County deputies, along with New Madison Fire and Tri-Village rescue
were dispatched to SR121 south of John W. Mills Rd. in reference to an
accident involving a motorcycle into a utility pole.
Preliminary investigation shows that a 1983 Honda Goldwing, driven by
Charles F. Combs (69) of Greenville, was northbound on SR121.
Combs was going around a slight curve and went off the right side of
the roadway. When Combs' motorcycle went off the roadway, Combs
was ejected from his motorcycle and struck a utility pole. Combs
succumbed to his injuries from the accident.
This accident remains under investigation by the Darke County Sheriff's
Office and the Darke County Coroner's Office. This marks Darke
County’s sixth fatal accident of the year.
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