78-YEAR-OLD MAN DEAD AFTER MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT IN RUSSELL COUNTY

A 78-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Russell County on Saturday night. Virginia State Police report that Marshel Keen, of Oakwood, was headed north on Route 19 in a 2011 Harley-Davidson Ultra Limited when he came to a curve, lost control, ran off the left side of the highway, and struck a guardrail. Keen was thrown off the motorcycle and was pronounced dead at the scene. The VSP is reporting that speed appears to have been a factor and that the crash is still under the investigation. 

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