Authorities release ID of North Canton teen who died in Memorial Day parade
Gary Guenther, chief investigator of the Summit County Medical Examiner's Office, released his name the morning of May 27.
The incident occurred at 11:23 a.m. when the boy fell off the front of a trailer that was being used as part of a parade float. It was being pulled by a pickup truck. He suffered severe injuries when he was struck by the dual tires of the trailer, the Summit County Sheriff's Office said in a release.
The Green Fire Department, which was at the parade, took Matthew to Akron Children's Hospital where he was later died from his injuries at 12:04 p.m. May 26.
He was a seventh grader in North Canton City Schools. The school district has said that its crisis team and counseling would be made available to students and staff.
The Summit County Sheriff's Office, Summit Metro Crash team and Summit County Medical Examiner's Office are investigating the incident.
This story will be updated as more information is available.
Reach Nancy at 330-580-8382 or nancy.molnar@cantonrep.com.
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This article originally appeared on The Repository: Green Memorial Day parade victim identified as Matthew Schultz
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