Shawn Rutherford was sitting still on his Harley-Davidson, waiting on traffic, when a car slammed into him from behind. He was 44. He died on the road Sunday afternoon.
Rutherford, who lived in Findlay, was riding east on State Route 568 in Biglick Township, Hancock County, Ohio. It was about 4:35 p.m. on October 25, 2026. He came up to the intersection with State Route 330 and stopped.
Behind him was a Mercury Grand Marquis headed the same direction. Investigators said the car hit the back of his motorcycle.
Rutherford was pronounced dead right there at the scene.
The man driving the car was Mick Green, 37, of Findlay. It was a 2000 model. Two passengers were with him, Kaleb Bricely, 36, of Findlay, and Amanda Moore, 37, of Carey. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office said none of the three was hurt.
Hanco EMS, Dick’s Towing and the Vanlue Volunteer Fire Department all helped at the scene.
The sheriff’s office is still looking into what happened. So far, it hasn’t said what led up to the crash. That part is still unanswered.
The spot is a rural stretch of Hancock County, just outside Findlay in northwestern Ohio. On Sunday, a man stopped his motorcycle at that corner and never rode away.
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