Fort Recovery Man Dies in Electric Bicycle Crash

A 33-year-old Fort Recovery man died Wednesday night after crashing his electric bicycle on West Butler Street, according to Mercer County Sheriff Doug Timmerman.

Mercer County Central Dispatch received a 911 call at 11:17 p.m. reporting an unconscious man in a yard in the 100 block of West Butler Street. Deputies identified him as Charles Binegar Jr. of Fort Recovery.

The sheriff’s office said Binegar was riding east when his bicycle went off the left side of the road and struck a small utility box. The bicycle continued onto the sidewalk and struck a raised section, throwing Binegar from it.

Timmerman said Binegar was not wearing a helmet and was pronounced dead at the scene. Deputies are investigating why the bicycle left the road.

The Southern Mercer County Joint Ambulance District, Mercer County First Responders and Mercer County Coroner Dr. Alyssa Tobe assisted at the scene.