Police investigate fatal motorcycle crash on US-311 ramp to I-40 West

Published
June 23, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Winston-Salem, Georgia
US-311 ramp to Interstate 40 westbound
Incident type
Motorcycle, Crash

Summary

Motorcycle Crash Winston-Salem Georgia in Winston-Salem, Georgia: A 71-year-old motorcyclist died after a single-vehicle crash on the US-311 ramp to Interstate 40 westbound in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Police were called to the crash at 11:20 a.m. on Saturday, June 20, 2026, and found a motorcycle that had collided with a guardrail. The rider, Thomas William Kelly, was found near the crash site with life-threatening injuries and was taken to a local medical facility, where he died from his injuries on Monday, June 20, 2026. Preliminary findings indicate Kelly was traveling northbound on US-311 and using the I-40 westbound access ramp when, for reasons unknown, the motorcycle left the roadway to the right and struck the guardrail.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Thomas William Kelly Unknown Fatal

Original reporting

Police investigate fatal motorcycle crash on US-311 ramp to I-40 West

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