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Police identify man killed in bike crash

Jeff Barron
Reporter

CARROLL – The Ohio Highway Patrol identified the 20-year-old man killed Friday in a motorcycle crash on Pleasantville Road near Carroll Northern Road as Michael Alan Parsell.

The crash occurred just before 5 p.m. and also involved a 2013 Kia with heavy front-end damage driven by Kenneth F. Park, 68, of Londonderry. Park, who was wearing a seatbelt, was treated at the scene and was not transported to the hospital.

The motorcycle also suffered heavy damage. Parsell was wearing a helmet and was taken to Grant Medical Center in Columbus where he died from his injuries, police said.

Along with the OHP, the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office, Bloom Township Fire Department and Greenfield Township Fire Department responded to the scene.

Police released no further details, including what caused the crash, which remains under investigation.

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