AMORY — A Smithville man is dead following a motorcycle crash in downtown Amory.
Monroe County Coroner Alan Gurley said Nathanial Wesley Pearson, 38, died when he lost control of his Suzuki motorcyle while traveling Main Street near Vinegar Bend about 7:50 p.m. Friday.
Pearson had been at Muscle Maxx Gym prior to the wreck. He did not strike any other vehicles, Gurley said.
Pearson died at the scene of multiple trauma.
The Amory Police Department is investigating the accident.
William Browning was managing editor for The Dispatch until June 2016.
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