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13-year-old Lake Township boy killed in Green Memorial Day parade identified

The Summit County Medical Examiner's office has identified the 13-year-old boy from Lake Township who was killed May 26 while participating in the Green Memorial Day parade as Matthew Schultz. Matthew was reportedly riding on a trailer that was being pulled by a pickup truck at about 11:23 a.m. when he fell off the front and was subsequently struck by its wheels. The Green Fire Department, who was already on the site for the parade, transported Matthew to the Akron Children's Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 12:04 p.m. He was a seventh grader in North Canton City Schools. The Summit County Sheriff's Office as well as the Summit Metro Crash team are investigating the incident. This story has been updated. Reporter Anthony Thompson can be reached at ajthompson@ or on Twitter @athompsonABJ This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Matthew Schultz killed in Green Memorial Day parade accident