Union County man dies after one-car crash near Marysville

Adam Conn
·1 min read

MARYSVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) – A one-car crash resulting in a fatality Tuesday night is being investigated in Union County.

According to the Union County Sheriff’s Department, deputies received a call reporting a serious vehicle crash at 9:20 p.m. on Raymond Road, just north of Barker Road in Paris Township, just north of Marysville.

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Deputies and units from the Marysville Fire Department and the Allen Township Fire Department arrived and found a 2006 GMC Acadia resting on the bank of a creek off the road. The driver was partially entrapped in the vehicle and suffered serious injuries.

A Union County man died after a one-car crash just north of Marysville, Ohio. (Courtesy/Union County Sheriff’s Office)
A Union County man died after a one-car crash just north of Marysville, Ohio. (Courtesy/Union County Sheriff’s Office)

MedFlight was called to the scene and took 56-year-old Gary Jackson to Grant Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.

Authorities said that Jackson, who was reportedly not wearing a seat belt, lost control of the Acadia, drove off the right side of the road, struck a guardrail and a traffic sign before stopping near the creek. It is unknown what initially caused the crash, which remains under investigation.

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