Man dead after truck crashes into tree in Pickaway County
PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) – A 34-year-old man is dead after a Wednesday night crash in Pickaway County.
At 11:36 p.m., the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received an automated message that there was a crash on Florence Chapel Pike west of State Route 104. When deputies arrived at the scene, they found a seriously damaged, 2017 black Ford F-150 off the roadway, according to Sheriff Matthew Hafey. The driver of the Ford, 34-year-old James Herlan, of Circleville, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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After investigating, deputies learned Herlan was traveling eastbound around a curve when he lost control of the vehicle, the sheriff said. The truck flipped over and crashed into a tree, which caused the vehicle to land back on its wheels.
The accident remained under investigation by the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office as of Thursday evening.
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