PAULDING COUNTY, Ohio — A Paulding 12-year-old is dead after being hit by a vehicle while riding a bicycle Monday.
The crash happened on CR-103 south of CR-142 in Paulding Township, according to a media release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Ross Erwin Myers, 12, of Paulding, was riding a bicycle southbound on CR-103 just before 2 p.m. Monday, when hit from behind by a van.
The driver of the van, Cynthia K. Switzer, 45, of Paulding, was heading southbound on CR-103 when she failed to keep a clear distance ahead of her, hitting Ross, OSHP said.
Ross was thrown from the bicycle and died at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
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