KNOX COUNTY – Thanks to an anonymous tip, the Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol has located a driver involved with a fatal hit-skip on June 2.
The crash occurred at approximately 11:48 p.m. in Knox County at the intersection of Beckley Road and Morris Township. The two vehicles – a pickup truck and a motorcycle – crashed on Upper Fredericktown Road.
The driver, Jamie L. Clawson, 40, of Bellville, Ohio was driving a white 2016 Chevy 2500HD. The anonymous caller identified the vehicle based on damage that was consistent with the crash; it was missing a driver’s side running board that matched a running board left at the crash scene.
The motorcyclist, Jordan M. Pauley, age 20, of Mount Vernon, Ohio was operating a maroon 2005 Harley Davidson Sportster. He succumbed to his injuries at Knox Community Hospital. Next of kin has been notified. Mr. Pauley was not wearing a motorcycle helmet at the time of the crash.
Alcohol or drug usage is unknown at this time.
The crash remains under investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The post was assisted by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and Mount Vernon Fire and EMS.