Man killed in Parkersburg motorcycle wreck

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A man was killed in a motorcycle crash Sunday in Parkersburg.

James Ramey, Jr., 74, was traveling north on Green Street when he collided with a car traveling west on 5th Street, Parkersburg police said.

Ramey died at Camden Clark Medical Center Sunday evening. The collision took place at a few minutes after 1 p.m.

An eyewitness told police Ramey did not have the right-of-way prior to the collision. His motorcycle struck the driver’s side of the car and he was thrown off the bike.





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