CLERMONT COUNTY — A man is dead after a crash in Clermont County on Monday morning, according to a spokesperson with the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
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The crash happened on State Route 125 in Tate Township after 8:15 a.m.
A preliminary investigation found that Bruce Schatzman, 69, of Amelia, was driving a Suzuki Equator southeast on SR-125 when he lost control, the spokesperson said.
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Schatzman went left of center and was hit by an oncoming Ford Maverick.
Both cars went off the north side of the road and hit a guardrail, the spokesperson said.
Schatzman was transported to an area hospital, where he later died.
The 76-year-old driver of the Ford was hospitalized with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
The spokesperson said both drivers were wearing their seatbelts when the crash happened.
This crash remains under investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol Batavia Post.
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