Motorcyclist Killed In Kent Co. Crash

Update: Delaware State Police Sunday identified the man who died when a motorcycle and another vehicle collided Friday afternoon on Route 8 west of Dover as Corey Mayes, 25, of Henderson, Maryland.

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A crash west of Dover has claimed the life of a man who was driving a motorcycle.

According to Delaware State Police, a 32-year-old man was heading westbound on Forrest Avenue in a car preparing to turn left onto Nault Road Friday afternoon. He apparently turned into the path of a motorcycle. It’s operator, a 25-year-old Henderson, Maryland man, laid the motorcycle down on its side before he and the motorcycle struck the car.

The motorcyclist died at a local hospital. The other driver, a Dover resident, was not hurt.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation by the Troop 3 collision reconstruction unit. Anyone who has information about the incident is asked to contact Delaware State Police at 302-698-8518 or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 800-TIP-3333.

Route 8 (Forrest Avenue) was closed in the area for about three hours due to the crash and investigation.