Newark man killed in motorcycle-pickup crash west of Zanesville

A Newark man died after a May 30 crash involving a motorcycle and pickup in Muskingum County. At about 11:40 a.m. near U.S. 40 and Chapel Hill Road, Roy-Donn Alexander, 59, of Newark, was riding a 2002 Harley-Davidson. He was struck by a 2007 Dodge pickup driven by William McDonald Jr., 50, of Philo, who failed to yield while turning left. Alexander braked hard to avoid the collision, overturned, and was MedFlighted to Ohio State University Medical Center, where he died. The pickup sustained no damage. Falls Township Fire Department EMS and Tanner’s Towing assisted; the Ohio Highway Patrol release followed a Zanesville Times Recorder report.