West Harrison, IN—On Saturday afternoon, the Indiana State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on US 52 at I-74, near West Harrison, Indiana that claimed the life of a motorcyclist and sent his passenger to a Cincinnati hospital with serious injuries.
The initial investigation by Troopers indicated that a black 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe, being driven by Rebecca Marchan, 28, Cincinnati, was attempting to turn from US 52 Eastbound onto I-74 Eastbound in northern Dearborn County. Marchan’s vehicle turned into the path of a 1999 Harley-Davidson motorcycle, being driven by Clyde Reynolds, 58, Cincinnati, that was traveling westbound on US 52. The two vehicles collided in the middle of US 52.
As a result of the collision, Reynolds sustained fatal injuries. He was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Dearborn County Coroner’s Office. A passenger on Reynolds’ vehicle, Virginia Hummell, 33, Milan, was transported to University of Cincinnati Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Marchan was not injured in the collision.
The investigation is ongoing. Toxicology results on both drivers are pending at this time.
