CHAMPAIGN COUNTY — A 73-year-old Saint Paris man died in a crash that ended in a Champaign County pond Monday night.
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As previously reported, the crash happened around 10:19 p.m. near the intersection of Runkle Road and Slack Road in Jackson Township.
An initial investigation revealed that Eldon Luttrell, 73, was driving a 2015 Chrysler Town & Country east on Runkle Road when it went off the south side of the road and hit a utility pole, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
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From there, the van drove south into a cornfield. It then changed directions and went west through another field.
The van then drove into a nearby pond, where it had to be removed by mechanical means.
Luttrell died from his injuries at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
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