Motorcyclist killed in Genoa Twp. accident

KATE LIEBERS

Staff Writer

A Colum­bus man died late Sat­ur­day after sus­tain­ing injuries from a motor­cy­cle crash in Delaware County.

James Woods, 42, was trav­el­ing north on Wor­thing­ton Road when he lost con­trol of his vehi­cle, the Genoa Town­ship Police Depart­ment reported.

Woods struck a tree on the right side of the road and landed in the street, Genoa Sgt. Rich Lyon said.

A pass­ing dri­ver advised police of the crash , which occurred around 9 p.m. Saturday.

Woods was alive when police arrived and was trans­ported to St. Ann’s Hos­pi­tal with seri­ous back and head injuries, Lyon said. Woods died shortly after his arrival at the hospital.

Woods was not wear­ing a hel­met, Lyon said. It was unclear whether he could have sur­vived had he been wear­ing the pro­tec­tive equip­ment, he said.

Inves­ti­ga­tors sus­pect that speed was the pri­mary fac­tor in the crash. A blood report is pending.

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