Motorcyclist dies after hitting deer in Vienna
Cortland man killed in 3rd fatal crash in county this month
VIENNA — A Cortland man was killed Sunday night while riding his motorcycle, marking the third fatal crash — and second involving a motorcycle — this month.
James Eschborn, 63, was driving a 2001 Harley-Davidson motorcycle south on state Route 193 when he struck a deer just after 9 p.m., according to the Warren post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. He was transported by Vienna Township EMS to St. Joseph Warren Hospital, where he later died.
The crash remains under investigation.
On Aug. 1, Colin Conklin, 21, of Kent, died after his 2006 Suzuki motorcycle collided with a 2007 Jeep Commander around 9 p.m. on state Route 5 at the intersection of state Route 534 in Braceville. The patrol said Conklin’s westbound motorcycle struck the SUV as it was trying to turn left on Route 534.
Conklin was taken to University Hospital-Portage County in Ravenna, where he later died from his injuries. He was wearing a helmet, the patrol said.
The driver of the SUV, Reuben Byler of Orwell, was not injured. That crash also is still under investigation.
On Friday, a Kinsman man was killed in a one-vehicle, rollover crash in Vernon. The patrol said Raphael Klemencic, 69, drove his eastbound 2019 Ford Escape off state Route 5 and hit a tree, flipping the SUV over near the intersection of Bushnell Campbell Road.
The crash happened around 8 p.m. and Klemencic later died at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, the patrol report states.
A man also died in a crash July 29 at the intersection of Pine Avenue and Burton Street SE in Warren. The patrol said Corey Hurst, 41, of Warren, was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer southbound on Pine when he failed to negotiate a curve just before 10 p.m.
His SUV veered off the right side of the road, overcorrected and then veered off the left side, striking a utility pole.
Hurst was transported by Howland Township Fire and EMS to St. Joseph Warren Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the incident remains under investigation, but speed was believed to be a contributing factor.



