EDON, Ohio — A person riding a lawnmower without its rear lights on died after being struck by a minivan in Williams County Friday night, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Thomas Patterson, 65, of Edon, was riding a lawnmower southbound on state Route 49 in Florence Township, which borders the Ohio-Indiana state line, just after 10 p.m. on Friday, OSHP says.
Another person was driving a minivan southbound on the same road when they struck Patterson's lawnmower.
Patterson was ejected from the lawnmower and pronounced dead at the scene, according to OSHP.
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