Howard County, MD : Jessup man dies in motorcycle crash Saturday afternoon on September 20, 2014

A Jessup man died Saturday afternoon when he lost control of his motorcycle going around a curve just a few miles from his home, Howard County police said. John Edward Barrass, 67, was traveling eastbound on Mission Road at about 1:30 p.m. when his Harley Davidson struck a guardrail, ejecting him. A preliminary investigation found that speed and driver error contributed to the crash. Barrass lived in the 7100 block of Montevideo Road in Jessup, about 3 miles east of the crash site. Mission Road traffic was closed for more than three hours after the crash. Source : Jessup man dies in motorcycle crash