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Motorcycle Crash: Southern Ohio Man Dies After Crash with Car Entering Roadway

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WHEELERSBURG – On Sunday, June 19th at 12:43 pm, the Portsmouth Dispatch Center of the Ohio State Highway Patrol received a call of an SUV versus motorcycle crash on Ohio River Road near the intersection of Downtown Hayport Road in Porter Township.

Rebecca E. Parsley, 81, of Wheelersburg, was driving a 2022 Lexus RX350. Mrs. Parsley was turning left (southbound) onto Ohio River Road from a business.

Rodney L. Jenkins, 33, of Portsmouth, was driving a 2011 Harley-Davidson motorcycle northbound on Ohio River Road. Mr. Jenkins struck Mrs. Parsley and was ejected from his motorcycle.

Mrs. Parsley received minor injuries and was transported to Southern Ohio Medical Center. Mr. Jenkins sustained life-threatening injuries as a result of the crash and was pronounced deceased Sunday evening at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, WV. Mr. Jenkins was not wearing a helmet.

The crash remains under investigation. The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted at the scene by Porter Township Fire Department and EMS, Green Township EMS, Air Evac 97 and the Scioto County Sheriff’s Department.