Tye Miezejewski hit and killed in Sullivan, Ohio

SULLIVAN TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WJW) – A 12-year-old child on a bicycle was fatally struck by a suspected drunk truck driver on Friday, May 24.

According to a press release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, it happened shortly after 3:30 p.m. on County Road 681, near the intersection with Township Road 350.

James Dwayne Taylor, a 55-year-old Ashland man, was traveling south on County Road 681 when his Chevrolet Silverado truck struck the child while he was riding his bicycle in the same direction, the news release said.

The boy, identified as 12-year-old Tye David Miezejewski of Sullivan, was flown to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, the State Patrol said in a Monday update.

Taylor was uninjured. He was arrested at the scene for driving under the influence.

Taylor is currently facing charges in Ashland County, the press release states.