PAULDING, OH (WLIO) - A child on a bicycle was hit and killed by a motorist yesterday in Paulding County.
12-year-old Ross Myers of Paulding was riding his bicycle and was hit from behind. He was thrown from the bike and pronounced dead at the scene. The Van Wert Post of the State Patrol reports the crash happened just before 2 p.m. on County Road 103. The post reports that 45-year-old Cynthia Switzer of Paulding failed to keep an assured clear distance ahead, striking the bicyclist in the rear. The crash remains under investigation.
Media Release from Ohio State Highway Patrol: Paulding – The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is currently investigating a fatal crash that occurred on CR103 south of CR142 in Paulding County, Paulding Township, at approximately 1:54 P.M. on September 4, 2023.
A bicycle, operated by Ross Erwin Myers, 12 years of age, of Paulding, was traveling southbound on CR103. A 2017 Chrysler Town and Country, operated by Cynthia K. Switzer, 45 years of age, of Paulding, was also southbound on CR103. Ms. Switzer failed to keep an assured clear distance ahead, striking the bicyclist in the rear. Myers was thrown from the bicycle and pronounced deceased at the scene. The crash remains under investigation at this time.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted on scene by the Paulding County Sheriff’s Department, Paulding Police Department, Paulding EMS, Paulding County Coroner, and Gideon’s Towing and Recovery.
