After two fatal motorcycle crashes, riders and troopers urge caution and no distractions

Wendy DiAlesandro/The Portager

After two fatal motorcycle crashes, riders and troopers urge caution and no distractions

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Memorial Day 2022. Joseph and Christie Olson of Windham decided to take their 2012 Harley-Davidson out for a spin. Maybe later in the day they would visit with their children and grandchildren. It was a beautiful day.

At about 4:30 p.m., a 17-year-old from Deerfield failed to yield while making a left turn in his pickup at state Route 224 and Bedell Road in Mahoning County. The Olsons’ motorcycle struck the truck’s right side.

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