Lorain man killed in Amherst when motorcycle strikes car
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AMHERST – A Lorain man was killed Sunday afternoon when his motorcycle struck a Chevrolet Cavalier on Leavitt Road.
Robert F. Gonzalez, 40, was ejected from the Suzuki motorcycle upon impact, said Amherst police Officer Troy Gonzalez.
He was taken to Amherst Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
“He died from a skull fracture,” said county coroner Paul Matus.
Matus said Gonzalez was stopped at a stoplight at Cleveland Avenue and turned southbound on Leavitt Road at a high rate of speed. The Cavalier was turning northbound onto Leavitt Road from Walnut Drive when the Suzuki struck the front driver’s side corner of the vehicle about 11:52 a.m.
Police are still investigating the crash.
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