MAINEVILLE, Ohio (AP) - Authorities say the 82-year-old mayor of a village in southwest Ohio has died after a pickup truck crashed into his lawn mower.
William Shearer was riding the mower on a road Monday evening when the truck rear-ended it. He suffered a severe head injury and died after being flown to Miami Valley Hospital.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol says 30-year-old Victoria Vogel of Morrow, Ohio, sustained minor injuries. She was treated and released at a hospital.
The Patrol is still investigating the accident.
State Sen. Steve Wilson, R-Maineville, offered condolences to Shearer’s family in a statement Tuesday that called him “a true public servant who loved his community.”
Maineville has some 1,000 residents living around 25 miles (40.23 kilometers) northeast of Cincinnati.
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