WOOSTER TOWNSHIP — A Shreve man was killed after a one-vehicle crash early Wednesday morning, according to the Wooster Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
David E. Ellis, died at the scene of the crash, authorities stated.
The incident took place at 4:57 a.m. when the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Wooster Post was notified of a single-vehicle crash on State Route 226 south of Township Road 76 (Valley Road).
A white 2014 Volkswagen Jetta was northbound on SR 226 and drove off the left side of the roadway striking a culvert, guardrail, and overturning into a creek bed at the bottom of an embankment.
Ellis was the driver of the Jetta. The Patrol reported he was seat-belted in the vehicle.
Alcohol and drugs are not suspected to be contributing factors in this crash.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted on scene by the Wayne County Coroner’s Office, Wooster Township