Fatal Motorcycle Accident in Cullen

Virginia State Police Trooper J.V. Bavely is investigating a fatal crash involving three motorcycles in Charlotte County. The crash occurred on Oct. 5, 2013, at 11:17 a.m. on Route 47, less than a mile north of Route 649.

A 2003 Harley-Davidson Fatboy motorcycle was southbound on Route 47 when a deer collided with the motorcycle and knocked the operator off the bike. A 2010 Harley-Davidson Road King and a 2004 Harley-Davidson Wide Glide where traveling with the Fatboy and swerved to avoid the motorcyclist, thus causing the motorcycles to crash.

The operator of the 2003 Fatboy was Stephan S. Eberhardt, 51, of Lynchburg, Va. Eberhardt died at the scene.