Alliance man, 62, seriously injured while riding bike in Lexington Township
LEXINGTON TWP. ‒ The Stark County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a crash that seriously injured a bicyclist early Tuesday evening at Rockhill Avenue NE and Bolton Street NE.
The sheriff's office said an SUV failed to yield at a stop sign and hit a 62-year-old cyclist from Alliance, who was taken to Aultman Hospital in Canton. Investigators determined that the victim was riding his bicycle south on Rockhill Ave when the SUV hit him. The driver of the SUV was not injured.
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Deputies responded to the scene at approximately 6:03 p.m.
The Stark County Sheriff’s Office was assisted in the investigation by the Lexington Township Fire Department, and the Canton / Stark County Metro Crash Team.
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Anyone with information about this crash is asked to contact the sheriff’s office at 330-430-3800.
For more information, contact the sheriff’s director of community engagement at 330-430-3889. Citizens can also communicate with the Stark County Sheriff’s Office using the mobile app, which can be downloaded for free via the app store on any smartphone by searching Stark Sheriff Ohio.
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