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1 person dead, another injured after motorcycle crash on East 139th Street in Cleveland

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Posted at 8:24 AM, Jul 02, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-02 16:06:38-04

CLEVELAND — One person was killed and another person was injured after a motorcycle crash on Cleveland’s East Side Friday, according to the Cleveland Division of Police.

EMS crews and police responded at approximately 2:20 a.m. to East 139th Street and Miles Road for a crash.

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Scene of fatal motorcycle crash on East 139th Street and Miles.

The motorcycle driver, identified as a 37-year-old man, was making a left turn at East 139th Street when it struck a curb and ejected a 34-year-old female passenger onto the road.

The driver and the motorcycle continued down the road before it struck a pole near Miles Avenue and East 139th Street.

A 34-year-old female was transported to University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center in serious condition with several abrasions, police said.

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Scene of fatal motorcycle crash on East 139th Street and Miles.

The 37-year-old driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.

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