MEDINA COUNTY, Ohio — A driver is dead after their pick-up truck overturned into an embankment on Monday afternoon.
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Troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) Medina Post were dispatched to Ledge Road in Medina County on reports of a crash, CBS affiliate WOIO-19 reported.
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The preliminary investigation indicates that a Ford F-150 was driving west on Ledge Road when it drove off the roadway, struck a guardrail, and overturned into an embankment.
The driver, identified as 57-year-old Ricardo H. Rivera of Cleveland, was pronounced dead on scene by the Medina County Coroner’s Office, WOIO-19 reported.
The passenger of the pick-up truck, identified as 42-year-old Staci M. Chlegel of Cleveland, was taken to Metro Health Cleveland Main Campus.
The crash remains under investigation.
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