Naples man dies after motorcycle crash

A Naples man was killed after being thrown from his motorcycle at 2:30 p.m. Sunday on Highway 95, south of Bonners Ferry.

Roger W. Hodel, 59, was southbound near milepost 504, said Cpl. Kevin Bennett with Idaho State Police.

Hodel was experiencing a mechanical problem with the windshield on his 1978 BMW motorcycle, police said. He attempted to adjust the windshield while driving and struck a guard rail. Hodel was thrown down a steep embankment, where he died from his injuries.

He was wearing a helmet, police said.