The Canton Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal injury crash involving a motorcycle. The crash occurred Tuesday at 7:17 p.m. on state Route 183 near Marvindale Street SE in Paris Township.
Richard C. Scherpenisse, 61, of Malvern, was traveling south on state Route 183 on a 1985 Honda motorcycle. The crash occurred when Scherpenisse and the motorcycle traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a ditch. Scherpenisse was ejected from the motorcycle and came to rest in a ditch.
Scherpenisse was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, authorities said. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Minerva EMS.
Alcohol and drug use do not appear to be factors in the crash.