Lima man dies in motorcycle collision after fleeing from Shawnee police
By J Swygart - jswygart@limanews.com
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP A Lima man died and two other local residents suffered serious injuries Tuesday night when two motorcycles collided as one driver fled from police.
According to a press release from the Lima post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, at approximately 9:09 p.m. Tuesday a Shawnee Township police officer attempted to stop a motorcycle for a traffic violation. The Honda motorcycle, operated by Andrew L. Hunnaman, 32, of Lima, traveled northbound on state Route 501 and failed to stop for the officer and accelerated at a high rate of speed.