Franklin Township – On Tuesday, November 19th, 2024, at 2:22 AM, the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Wooster Post was notified of a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Graber Rd (CR 159) east Fredericksburg Rd (CR 501). A white 2005 Suzuki GSXR600 motorcycle was eastbound on Graber Rd and drove off the right side of the roadway, striking an embankment and then a group of pine trees. The driver of the motorcycle, Nathan D. Coblentz, 17 years old, of Holmesville, was transported to Wooster Hospital by South Central EMS, where he died approximately an hour after the crash. Mr. Coblentz was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. Alcohol and drugs are not suspected to be contributing factors in this crash.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted on the scene by South Central Fire and EMS, TNT Towing, and the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department.