PATRICK COUNTY, Va. (rbs news now) — A 64-year-old man was killed Sunday evening in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Willis Gap Road and Johnson Creek Road in Patrick County, according to Virginia State Police.

The crash occurred at approximately 5:51 p.m. Oct. 25.

State police said a 2006 Ford Escape was going east on Johnson Creek Road when it failed to yield the right of way and struck a 2007 Honda YTX 1800 motorcycle.

The motorcycle operator, Gerald Ernest Flowers, of Pfafftown, North Carolina, was wearing a helmet and died at the scene, police said.

Charges are pending, and the crash remains under investigation.

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