MAY 11, 2015
SUFFIELD TOWNSHIP, OHIO
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a truck
versus pedestrian crash that occurred on Swartz Road, .3 miles east of State
Route 43, just after 1:30 p.m. today (May 11).
A 1994 Ford Ranger truck was traveling westbound on Swartz
Road when it struck a pedestrian in the roadway.
The 1994 Ford was driven by Samantha M. Moseley, 19, of
Suffield. She was uninjured in the crash and was wearing her safety belt.
The pedestrian, William S. Knapp, 60, of Kent, Ohio was
doing roadwork with the Suffield Township Road Department repairing potholes
when he was struck.
Knapp was taken by ambulance to Akron City Hospital where he
was later pronounced dead at 4:07 p.m. in the emergency room.
Knapp is the eighth person to lose their life on Portage
County roadways this year, according to OSHP.
This crash remains under investigation.