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ELLSWORTH TOWNSHIP ---- A motorcyclist died in a weekend crash with a dump truck.
A press release from the Canfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol states that Eugene C. Henry, 72, of Berlin Center was killed Sunday evening after his bike collided with the truck on U.S. Route 224 in Ellsworth Township, just east of state Route 45, about 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
The patrol reports William D. Diver, 52, of Canfield was turning right from a private drive onto Route 224 eastbound in a 1987 Chevrolet C7 dump truck.
Henry, riding a 1996 Harley Davidson 36950, was traveling eastbound on 224 and struck the rear of the dump truck.
Henry was pronounced dead at the scene. The release states Diver was not injured. It also states that OSHP does not believe drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash.
The patrol said it was assisted by the Mahoning County Sheriff's Office, the Mahoning County Coroner's Office, the Ellsworth Fire Department and Ellsworth Emergency Medical Services
The crash remains under investigation.
According to the highway patrol’s dashboard database, the collision in Ellsworth was the 18th fatal motor-vehicle crash in Mahoning County this year, compared with 17 recorded at this time in 2025. It was the fifth such fatal crash involving a motorcycle this year.