13-year-old falls off Memorial Day parade trailer and dies, Ohio officials say

Mitchell Willetts, The Charlotte Observer on May 26, 2025

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A teenage boy is dead after falling off a trailer during a Memorial Day parade in Ohio, officials say.

The 13-year-old was part of a parade held in the community of Green. He fell off the front of a trailer being pulled by a pickup truck and was “critically injured,” the Green Fire Department said in a May 26 news release.

According to the city of Green, the Memorial Day parade was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., after an annual pancake breakfast fundraiser at an area fire station.

The boy fell off the float at 11:23 a.m. and was hit by the trailer’s tires, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office said in news release.

“Green Fire, who was on site, responded immediately and transported the child to Akron Children’s Hospital,” firefighters said. However, the boy died due to his injuries.

“The incident remains under investigation,” officials said.

The teen has not been publicly identified, but the department said he attended North Canton City Schools.

Green is a roughly 10-mile drive southeast from downtown Akron.

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