Dillsboro Man Killed In Motorcycle Accident

This accident happened on Sunday, June 7 around 10:30 p.m.

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(Manchester, Ind.) - A Dillsboro man was killed after being involved in a motorcycle accident late Sunday evening. 

Around 10:30 p.m., Dearborn County Sheriff's Deputies and Manchester Fire and EMS were dispatched to State Route 48 near Louden Road for a report of a motorcycle crash. 

When deputies arrived, it was reported that Gary Klopp, 52, of Dillsboro had been traveling east on State Route 48 on a 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle. Klopp left the roadway and struck a culvert, where he was thrown from the motorcycle and hit a utility pole. 

UC Air Care was called to assist; however, Klopp was pronounced dead at the scene. 

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