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Man from Forest Killed in 2-car Accident
Tuesday, August 7, 2012    
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Riker's truck was hit on the driver's side door by a car driven by 48-year-old Michelle Thompson of Arlington.

A two-car crash in Hancock County's Delaware Township killed a man from Forest on Monday afternoon.

The Hancock County Sheriff's Office said 68-year-old Joe Riker was driving his pickup truck south on Township Road 184 around 2:45 p.m. when he failed to stop for a stop sign at the intersection with Township Road 150.

Riker's truck was hit on the driver's side door by a car driven by 48-year-old Michelle Thompson of Arlington.

Riker was pronounced dead at the scene. Thompson was taken to Blanchard Valley Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.