AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA. (THECOUNT) — Jesse Gorman, 48, of Stuarts Draft, Virginia, has been identified as the victim in a Thursday night motorcycle crash in Augusta County, Virginia, authorities said.
The fatal crash occurred shortly after 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, in Lyndhurst along Mount Torrey Road near the 3100 block, according to the Virginia State Police.
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Investigators said Gorman was operating a motorcycle when he lost control. The motorcycle traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck an embankment.
Gorman was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said he was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
No other injuries or involved vehicles were reported in the initial information released by authorities.
The circumstances that caused Gorman to lose control remain under investigation. Virginia State Police have not disclosed whether speed, road conditions, a mechanical issue or another factor contributed to the collision.
Officials also have not released additional information concerning the motorcycle, the roadway conditions or whether any witnesses were present when the crash occurred.
The investigation remains active, and additional details may be released as authorities continue reviewing the circumstances surrounding the fatal collision.
Gorman was a resident of Stuarts Draft, a community in southeastern Augusta County in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. The community is located near Waynesboro and Staunton, west of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Augusta County is located in western Virginia and includes portions of the Shenandoah Valley and the Blue Ridge Mountain region. The county is approximately 100 miles west of Richmond and is near the cities of Staunton and Waynesboro.
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