MONROE TOWNSHIP, Ohio — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal hit-skip crash that happened Tuesday afternoon on State Route 7 in Monroe Township.
According to the OSHP, it happened just after 4:30 p.m. near State Route 7 and State Route 84.
Police said a 31-year-old Conneaut man was riding a 2008 Suzuki VZ800 motorcycle north on SR-7 when a 22-year-old woman from Springboro, Pennsylvania, driving a 1997 GMC Sierra pickup turned left on SR-7 into the path of the motorcycle. The motorcyclist was ejected from his bike and died at the scene.
The woman and her passengers, a 31-year-old man from Rock Creek and a 53-year-old woman from Springboro, Pennsylvania, ran from the crash scene. Police said they later located the passengers, but the driver hasn't been found.
The matter remains under investigation.
Download the News 5 Cleveland app now for more stories from us, plus alerts on major news, the latest weather forecast, traffic information and much more. Download now on your Apple device here, and your Android device here.
You can also catch News 5 Cleveland on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, YouTube TV, DIRECTV NOW, Hulu Live and more. We're also on Amazon Alexa devices. Learn more about our streaming options here.
