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Wade Avenue motorcycle wreck kills rider from Angier

A motorcyclist killed Sunday night in a crash on Wade Avenue was a 52-year-old Angier man, police said Monday morning.

A police report said William H. Harris Jr., who lived on Edmund Drive, was riding his 2015 Harley-Davidson outbound at about 50 mph when the bike hit the right curb and he was thrown off it.

The crash happened about 9:50 p.m. between Daniels Street and Oberlin Road.

Harris was alone on the motorcycle, the report said.

Wade Avenue was closed for a time while accident investigators worked.

Ron Gallagher: 919-829-4572, @RPGKT

This story was originally published October 30, 2017 at 7:40 AM with the headline "Wade Avenue motorcycle wreck kills rider from Angier."

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