Columbus man killed in double-fatal motorcycle crash had alcohol in his system, coroner says

The Franklin County Coroner’s Office determined that one of the two men who died in late March after being thrown from his motorcycle and struck by several vehicles had alcohol in his system.

Tavalie Kirk Wade, 20, of Columbus, and Seth Gipson, 23, of Newark, died in the crash that happened shortly before 2 a.m. March 30 on State Route 161 near Ulry Road.

Columbus police found the two men, who were riding separate motorcycles, lying on the road and the motorcycles lying on the left and right shoulders, according to a crash report…

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