An motorcyclist died today after crashing into another vehicle on Rothman Road in northeast Allen County.

Police were called to the 15300 block of Rothman about 3:10 p.m. Officers and firefighters found a motorcyclist off the south side of the road.

The adult motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene, the Allen County Sheriff's Department said in a news release.

Witnesses said the motorcyclist was traveling west on Platter Road approaching the intersection with Rothman when it passed an uninvolved vehicle. The driver was speeding when approaching the curve on Rothman east of Milan Center Road.

The motorcyclist crossed the centerline and struck an SUV traveling east.

The crash remains under investigation by the sheriff's department and the Allen County Coroner's Office. The motorcy

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