Stark County Sheriff’s Office Investigates Injury Crash

(Lexington Township, Ohio) – The Stark County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating an injury motor vehicle crash involving a bicycle in Lexington Township.

At approximately 6:03 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, deputies responded to the intersection of Rockhill Ave NE and Bolton St NE for a motor vehicle crash involving an SUV and a bicycle. The operator of the bicycle, 62-year-old Richard McPherson of Alliance, Ohio, was transported to Aultman Hospital with serious injuries. Investigators determined that McPherson was riding his bicycle South on Rockhill Ave when the SUV failed to yield at the stop sign, striking the bicycle. The operator of the SUV sustained no injury.

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.

Anyone with information about this crash is asked to contact the Stark County Sheriff’s Office, 330-430-3800

For more information, contact the Stark County Sheriff’s Office’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.