Troopers Investigating Fatal Crash on SR 97
Hanover Township – Troopers are investigating a fatal crash involving a GMC Terrain and a BMW Motorcycle on State Route 97 near ODNR Mohican Road 51 in Ashland County.
On Sunday, June 6, 2021 at approximately 1635 hours, a 2018 GMC Terrain was eastbound on State Route 97 when it went left of center and struck a westbound 2002 BMW motorcycle head on. The driver of the motorcycle was ejected upon impact with the GMC Terrain.
The driver of the motorcycle, Randall L. Beecham, 69 years old, of Bellville, Ohio, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the GMC Terrain, Thir Lal Uprety, 30 years old, of Akron, Ohio, was transported to UH Samaritan Medical Center in Ashland with non-life threatening injuries.
State Route 97 was closed for approximately 3 and a half hours.
Other agencies assisting at the crash scene were: Loudonville Fire and EMS, Ashland County ODNR, Ashland County Sheriff’s Office, and the Ohio Department of Transportation.
Alcohol is considered a factor in the crash