ASHLAND – A 46-year-old Nova man died Sunday after he hit a deer while driving his motorcycle Saturday night.
According to the Ashland Post of the Ohio Highway Patrol, Mark W. Bainbridge was driving his 2006 Suzuki motorcycle west on Ohio 302 east of Township Road 1101. He hit a deer in the road and was ejected onto the road.
Troopers responded to the scene at approximately 9:10 p.m.
The motorcycle overturned and came to rest in a ditch on the north side of Ohio 302. The deer was killed and was found on the north side of Ohio 302.
Bainbridge was transported by Nankin Volunteer Fire and flown to Cleveland Metro Hospital where he died Sunday afternoon from his injuries.
The Ashland County Sheriff’s Office assisted on the scene of the accident.
Bainbridge was not wearing a helmet.
The crash remains under investigation.
