1 killed after motorized bicycle crash in Middletown; Suspect arrested after fleeing scene

WHIO Staff
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One man died after a motorized bicycle crash in Middletown Monday night.

Troopers from the Hamilton Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to a crash on Roosevelt Avenue in Middletown around 9:02 p.m.

Preliminary investigations showed troopers that Donald Williams, 62, of Miamisburg, was going south on Roosevelt Ave while riding a motorized bicycle.

At the same time, Dominique Tarrance, 24, of Middletown, was driving north in a 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser on Roosevelt Ave.

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Tarrance turned left to travel west on Johns Road and hit Williams.

Williams was taken to Atrium Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries.

After the crash, Tarrance fled the scene and was later apprehended by Middletown Police and taken into custody without incident.

Tarrance was charged with aggravated vehicular homicide and driving under suspension.

This crash remains under investigation, according to OSHP.