PEPPER PIKE, Ohio (WOIO) – Pepper Pike police are investigating a tragic accident that took the life of a 20-year-old FedEx worker July 14.
Pepper Pike police say the accident happened at 10:24 a.m. on I-271.
The FedEx truck was traveling north in the express lane, according to the police report, when the driver and passenger noticed the right sliding door was opening.
Reports say the passenger, 20-year-old Noah Fletcher, went to close the door when he fell out of the truck and onto the road around mile marker 31.8.Witnesses told police they were driving directly behind the FedEx truck when they saw the door on the right side of the truck open and moments later Fletcher fell out.
Video reviewed by police from inside the truck shows Fletcher get out of his seat and move into the cargo part of the truck, according to police. Moments later the video shows more sunlight enter the cargo area and reflect on the wall on the drivers side, opposite the cargo door.
Police say Fletcher was being attended to by Pepper Pike Fire Department units when they arrived, but he later died at the scene as a result of the injuries sustained from the fall.
Officers say the express lane was shut down shortly after they arrived to the scene.
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