Jay Co. native died in Blackford collision

A Jay County native died Tuesday in a motorcycle accident in Blackford County.

Aaron Moles, 52, a rural Pennville resident, was pronounced dead at the scene after the motorcycle he was driving struck oncoming traffic about 6:15 p.m. on Willman Road.

Moles had been driving a motorcycle on the road between county roads 100 South and 200 South when he lost control while driving north through a curve, according to a release from Blackford County Sheriff’s Office. He entered the southbound lane of traffic and crashed into an oncoming vehicle.

An autopsy was conducted Wednesday morning at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. Moles sustained fatal blunt force trauma injuries to his chest and lower body, according to Blackford County coroner Zach Crouch.

Indiana State Police were requested to assist with the ongoing investigation, the release said.