Chillicothe, OH – A 48-year-old man was seriously injured in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in Scioto Township early Sunday morning, October 12, 2025. The incident occurred at approximately 12:41 a.m. on Three Locks Road (CR-205), about a quarter-mile from the intersection with Route 194, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

James Michael McWhorter, of Chillicothe, was riding a black 2020 Harley Davidson Street Glide Special northwest when he failed to negotiate a curve. The motorcycle veered off the right side of the roadway, returned to the pavement, overturned, and then slid off the left side. The bike struck a traffic sign, went down an embankment, and collided with a tree line, sustaining disabling damage.

McWhorter, who was wearing a DOT-compliant helmet, was ejected from

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