CLARK COUNTY — One person is dead after a crash in Clark County Saturday afternoon, Ohio State Highway Patrol Sergeant J-Vonne Humphreys said.
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The crash happened on State Route 72, or Urbana Road, near Thomaston Trail around 1:50 p.m.
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OSHP initially received reports of a two-car crash with a pedestrian involved.
Humphreys said a further investigation found that a Chevrolet was parked on the right shoulder of the northbound lanes, and someone was fixing a tire.
A pickup truck driving northbound went off the right shoulder and hit the pedestrian and the parked car.
The pedestrian, Michael Rae Kenneth Wise, was pronounced dead on scene, Humphreys confirmed.
The driver of the pickup truck was transported to an area hospital with minor injuries.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
News Center 7 is working to learn more and will continue to follow this story.
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