Man killed in motorcycle crash on Sidbury Road

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NEW HANOVER COUNTY (WWAY) — A fatal motorcycle crash in New Hanover County Thursday afternoon left one man dead.

It happened on Sidbury Road at Farm Road shortly after 2pm.

According to the State Highway Patrol, a wood chipper truck was making a turn and the motorcyclist improperly passed, colliding with the truck. The driver of motorcyclist was ejected.

He’s been identified as 42-year-old Jeffrey Robert Folks of Wilmington.

The truck driver was not injured.

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