Crime & Safety

Lakewood Man Dies Following Motorcycle Crash

33-year-old man dies following injuries he sustained during a crash on Detroit Avenue on Thursday night.

A 33-year-old man has died of the injuries he sustained during a crash near the intersection of Detroit and Mathews avenues on Thursday night.

Brian McClellan, of Lakewood, died at MetroHealth Medical Center on Sunday, according to the Plain Dealer

McClennan was a 1997 graduate of St. Edward High School, according to his obituary.

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Capt. Ed Hassing told the Plain Dealer that the incident occurred after McClellan, riding his motorcycle west on Detroit Avenue, crashed into a car that pulled into the intersection to turn left.

The driver of the car, a 29-year-old Cleveland woman, passed field sobriety tests, according to the story.

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According to police scanner traffic, there was another vehicle crash across town at the same time as the motorcycle crash on Detroit Avenue.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Lakewood Police Department at 216-521-6773.


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