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Motorcycle rider dies following head-on collision in Howard County

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Posted at 11:51 AM, Jun 05, 2023
and last updated 2023-06-05 11:51:45-04

COLUMBIA, Md. — A motorcycle rider is dead following an overnight head-on collision in Howard County.

It happened around 1:45am Sunday on Route 97 near Roxbury Mill Road.

Police say Charles Franklin Bailey Jr., 63 of Silver Spring, rode his Harley Davidson into oncoming traffic causing a collision with a Chevy Silverado.

Bailey later died at Shock Trauma.

Investigators believe he was trying to pass the vehicle in front of him.