Crime & Safety

One Dead in Motorcycle Collision

The driver of the motorcycle is dead after crashing into a signpost in Marriottsville.

One man is dead after driving his motorcycle off the road and into a signpost in Howard County, according to police. 

Forty-five-year-old Gary Alan Lynch of Woodbine was driving his Honda CRB 900 motorcycle westbound on Maryland Route 99 in Marriottsville Sunday evening near , according to a statement released by Cpl. Christopher Krieger.

According to Krieger, Lynch drove off the road at about 6:16 p.m. and struck a signpost. Lynch was taken to Howard County General Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival, according to Krieger.

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The preliminary police investigation has determined “speed” and “failure to drive within a single lane” as the primary causes of the collision.  

This article has been edited to correct Krieger's name in the third paragraph.

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