MONROE COUNTY, MI : 20-year-old motorcyclist from Ohio killed in Monroe County crash on Tuesday, 26th December 2023

A 20-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Monroe County Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.

The incident happened at about 4:22 p.m. on Dec. 26 on Lewis Avenue, north of Smith Road in Bedford Township.

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office says Nathaniel Vega, 20, of Toledo, was traveling northbound on Lewis Avenue on a black 2018 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle.

Vega was traveling at a high speed in the right lane and approached a U-Haul box truck from behind. Authorities say Vega then moved into the left lane to pass the truck.

When Vega did this, he struck a gray 2013 Ford Explorer, which had gotten onto the road from a driveway.

Julie R. Hitzka, 47, of Toledo, was driving the Ford Explorer.

Both vehicles came to a stop in the northbound left lane. Authorities say Vega fell off his motorcycle and came to a rest in the left southbound lane. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

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