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Alcohol believed to be factor in fatal motorcycle accident

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ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, OH (FOX19) -

A motorcycle accident in Anderson Township has left one man dead.

Tracy Bowling, 37, was driving his Harley Davidson on Kellogg Road Saturday night when the incident happened.

Police say that Bowling was rounding a left-hand curve when his motorcycle traveled off the road and struck a guardrail. Bowling was ejected from his vehicle and his motorcycle slid across two lanes of Kellogg Road.

Bowling was transported to University Hospital by the Anderson County Fire Department where he was pronounced dead at 10:23 p.m.

Bowling was not wearing a helmet.

Alcohol is believed to be a factor.

The crash remains under investigation.

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