MARIETTA VEHICLE CRASH

A MICHIGAN MAN WAS KILLED IN A 2 VEHICLE CRASH IN MARIETTA YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS THAT THE MAN ON THE BIKE FAILED TO YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT. HE WAS STRUCK BY AN SUV. BOTH THE BIKE AND THE SUV THEN WENT OFF OF THE ROAD AND STRUCK A POLE. THE 77 YEAR OLD RIDER OUT OF MICHIGAN WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE ON ROUTE 7, WHILE THE 68 YEAR OLD DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. THE CRASH REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE PATROL.