Eastaboga man killed in motorcycle accident

Rachael Scarborough King
Star Staff Writer
Published: June 25, 2006

An Eastaboga man was killed Friday afternoon when the motorcycle he was riding ran off the road seven miles north of Sylacauga.

The 2000 Harley Davidson ridden by Joe Merle Wheeler, 51, left Tallaseehatchee Road in Talladega County and struck a non-breakaway road sign at 1:45 p.m., according to a report from the State Trooper post in Jacksonville. The accident is under investigation, according to the report.