Motorcyclist killed in crash in Perry Township

PERRY TWP. – A Canton motorcyclist was killed Saturday afternoon in a two-vehicle accident on Whipple Avenue at 4th Street NW, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.

Robert L. Dennis, 64, was operating a 2009 Suzuki Boulevard motorcycle southbound on Whipple Avenue at 3:36 p.m. when he collided with a northbound 2008 Acura T4 sedan driven by Amanda Wright, 36, of Canton who failed to yield while making a left turn and turned in front of the motorcycle, the patrol said.

Dennis, who was not wearing a helmet, was ejected from the motorcycle, the patrol said. He was transported by Canton Township EMS to Aultman Hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. Wright was wearing a seat belt and was not injured.

Perry Township Fire Department, Canton Township Fire Department and Canton Towing assisted at the scene.

The crash, which remains under investigation, was the eighth fatal crash in Stark County this year, the patrol said.

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