MUSKINGUM COUNTY, Ohio — A Zanesville man died Wednesday evening following a motorcycle crash along Interstate 70 in Muskingum County.
According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, troopers responded to the scene on eastbound I-70 near mile marker 157 shortly before 7 p.m.
Investigators identified the victim as 20-year-old Cruize Bitler of Zanesville.
Authorities said Bitler was traveling eastbound when he lost control of the motorcycle. The bike left the roadway and struck a guardrail.
Bitler was pronounced dead at the scene.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
