FULTON COUNTY, Ohio — A driver was killed after their vehicle overturned in a creek early Sunday morning.
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Around 6:13 a.m., Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) Troopers with the Defiance Post were dispatched to County Road 25 near County Road W in Fulton County on reports of a car that was submerged in Brush Creek, CBS affiliate WTOL-11 reported.
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Preliminary investigation indicated a Dodge Avenger was heading south on County Road 25 when it went off the left side of the road, hit a guardrail and bridge abutment, then overturned into the creek.
The 21-year-old driver from Defiance was pronounced dead at the scene by the Fulton County Coroner’s Office, WTOL-11 reported. There was no one else in the vehicle.
It is unknown at this point if the driver was wearing a seat belt, and troopers said alcohol impairment is a suspected factor.
The crash remains under investigation.
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