A man died following an early-morning crash after rear-ending a semi-truck in Summit County on Saturday.
BATH TOWNSHIP, Ohio - A man died following an early-morning crash after rear-ending a semi-truck in Summit County on Saturday, according to OSHP officials.
The crash happened at 2:28 a.m. on State Route 18, located in Bath Township, on Oct. 1, according to a department press release. A 1997 Chevrolet S-10, traveling westbound, struck the rear of a semi-truck, also traveling westbound, before crossing the roadway and crashing into a ditch, the release said.
The driver of the Chevrolet, later identified as 26-year-old Joseph Perry, Jr. from Elyria, died at the scene as a result of the crash, the release said.Officials said drug and alcohol use is being investigated as a result of the crash, which remains under investigation.Copyright 2022 WOIO. All rights reserved.
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