What is believed to have started as a motorcycle stunt on state Route 32 Sunday resulted in the death of a Wheelersburg man.

Jared Roe, 23, died after an apparent stunt he performed on his motorcycle resulted in a crash in Batavia.

According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Roe was traveling west on state Route 32 on a 2006 Yamaha motorcycle when the accident took place Sunday evening at 5:30 p.m.