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Motorcyclist dies following Gloucester C.H. accident

A Gloucester man died Tuesday night after a motorcycle accident on Route 17 just outside of the Court House.

Joseph Robert Woodall, 53, of Fletcher Road was riding a 2011 Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle northbound on Route 17 when he ran off the highway north of Meredith Drive at about 10 p.m., according to state police spokesman Michelle Anaya.

Anaya said Woodall was thrown from the motorcycle and was transported from the scene to Riverside Walter Reed Hospital where he was pronounced dead. She said speed appeared to be a factor in the crash.

This was the fourth traffic fatality in Gloucester in 2014. ...

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