Alabama man on motorcycle strikes tractor, dies in crash

A Henagar man died Monday morning when his motorcycle struck a tractor.

Senior Trooper Brandon Bailey of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said the incident happened at 8 a.m. on DeKalb 134 near Alabama 75, about four miles south of Ider.

Avery L. Weathers, 61, was operating a 2008 Honda Shadow motorcycle when it struck a John Deere farm tractor, driven by Timothy W. Lea, 49, also of Henagar.

Weathers was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.

Troopers with ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.

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