HIGHLAND COUNTY — An area driver is dead after a medical emergency led to a crash in Ohio on Sunday.
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State troopers from the Wilmington Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) responded at 5:40 p.m. to a single vehicle crash in Highland County, according to an OSHP spokesperson.
The driver has been identified as Andrew Pauckner, 76, from New Vienna.
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An initial investigation showed that a 2022 Ram 2500 was traveling on Panhandle Road.
Mr. Pauckner suffered a medical issue and drove off the road. His truck struck a ditch and then hit a tree, OSHP said.
The driver died at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
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