Mary Alice Reporting – 

The New Philadelphia Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol says a 33-year-old died following a single-vehicle crash on Saturday.

At approximately 11:30pm, Trevor Berndt, of Newcomerstown, was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle, on Edwards Ridge Road, when he failed to negotiate a curve, causing him to lose control. The motorcycle overturned and slid before hitting a guardrail.

Berndt was pronounced deceased at the scene. The patrol notes that he had not been wearing a helmet.

Assisting on scene included Uhrichsville EMS, Rush Township Fire Department, the Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s and Coroner’s Office.

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