Collision with deer leaves two on motorcycle dead in Trumbull County

Collision with deer leaves two on motorcycle dead in Trumbull County

Staff report

Mesopotamia township

A collision with a deer left two people dead early Sunday after their motorcycle hit the animal on State Route 534.

The driver, Bruce Harrington, 55, of Mogadore, and his passenger, Samantha Rafferty, 34, of Atwater, were pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol Warren post.

Harrington was traveling southbound when a deer crossed the road. When the motorcycle hit the deer, it overturned and sent both Harrington and Mogadore into a guardrail. Neither rider was wearing a helmet, according to the patrol.