Massillon motorcyclist killed in Wayne County crash

2022-05-14 22:31:05 By : Ms. Sophia Wang

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to say the truck failed to yield, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol.

CHIPPEWA TWP. – A Massillon man was killed in a two-vehicle accident Saturday afternoon at the intersection of state Route 57 and Fulton Road in Wayne County.

Scott E. Kemp, 50, was traveling north on Route 57 on a 2010 Harley Davidson motorcycle around 4:16 p.m. when he collided with a southbound 2000 Isuzu truck driven by Wesley R. Weirick, 44, of Rittman. The truck had failed to yield while turning, the Ohio Highway Patrol said.

Kemp, who was thrown from the motorcycle, was pronounced dead at the scene. It appeared that he was not wearing a helmet, the patrol said.

The patrol was assisted at the scene by the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, Marshallville Police Department, East Wayne Fire/EMS, Rittman Fire/EMS, and the Chippewa Township Fire/EMS Departments.

The crash remains under investigation.