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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, February 7, 1993                   TAG: 9302070160
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: 
DATELINE: CHRISTIANSBURG                                LENGTH: Short

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DRIVER CHARGED IN MOTORCYCLE RIDER'S DEATH

A Christiansburg man whose car struck and killed a motorcyclist Jan. 23 has been charged with reckless driving, police said Saturday.

Gary Wayne Harvey, 33, was served with the misdemeanor warrant Friday, Christiansburg police said. Harvey was also given a summons for operating an uninsured vehicle.

John E. Rhea, 50, of Blacksburg, owner of John Rhea Nationwide Insurance Agency, died as a result of injuries he sustained when Harvey's car collided with his motorcycle near Christiansburg Mountain.

Police said the vehicles were not traveling at high speeds and Rhea was wearing a helmet. - New River Valley Bureau

Keywords:
FATALITY

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