Crime & Safety
UPDATED: Motorcyclist Dies Following Mountain Road Crash
The crash was the second serious collision in Joppa in the span of an hour.
A motorcyclist was killed after a crash in Joppa Friday night, according to a report from the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company.
He was identified as 52-year-old Joseph Kraft of Timonium, according to The Aegis.
At 7:53 p.m. on Friday, Joppa-Magnolia responded to Mountain Road at Jerusalem Road, where a motorcycle and vehicle collided, the report from Joppa-Magnolia said.
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The motorcyclist was taken to Upper Chesapeake in grave condition, according to Joppa-Magnolia, which later reported he was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The person driving the vehicle refused medical treatment, the report said.
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Mountain Road was closed between Jerusalem Road and Greenspring Avenue as police investigated the crash in addition to another fatal crash that happened after 6:30 p.m. less than half a mile away on Mountain Road.
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