Fatal Crash 2

Metropolis, IL — A Mayfield man has died after a motorcycle accident Sunday afternoon. 

According to a release from the Illinois State Police, 66-year-old Charles Turner was traveling north on US Route 45 in Massac County when he drove off of the roadway into a ditch for unknown reasons, ramped the embankment of Mary's Lane, and was ejected from the motorcycle. 

The release stated he was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and later passed away.