Frazeysburg man killed in motorcycle crash on Canal Road in Jackson Township

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FRAZEYSBURG – The Zanesville Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a motorcycle crash that claimed the life of a 28-year-old Frazeysburg man.

According to Sgt. Jeff Jirles, the crash occurred Thursday evening about 8:30 p.m. on Canal Road near the intersection of Spencer Road in Jackson Township, Muskingum County.

Forrest Lee Lawson of Frazeysburg was westbound on Canal Road on a 2022 Honda motorcycle. Lawson drove off the right side of the roadway, over an embankment and into a corn field. Lawson was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash and was pronounced deceased on scene.

Frazeysburg Fire and EMS, the Muskingum County Highway Department, and H and K Towing were also on scene to assist.

The crash remains under investigation by the Zanesville Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

This article originally appeared on Zanesville Times Recorder: Frazeysburg man killed in motorcycle crash in Jackson Township