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Chattanooga man dies after being thrown from motorcycle in crash

A 20-year-old motorcyclist recently died at the hospital due to injuries from a Lee Highway crash near the Ooltewah Georgetown Road intersection March 9, according to a news release from the Chattanooga Police Department.

The motorcyclist was hit by a 60-year-old woman driving a Mercury Grand Marquis as she was turning left onto Ooltewah Georgetown Road, the release said.

(READ MORE: Man dies in Friday evening I-24 motorcycle crash in Chattanooga)

The man was thrown from his motorcycle during the crash, according to the release.

The Police Department’s traffic unit is still investigating the crash, the release said.

— Compiled by Sarah Dolgin