MIDDLETOWN — The man who died after crashing into a Butler County pond early Thursday has been identified.
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The Butler County Coroner’s Office identified William E Carr, 71, as the victim.
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As previously reported, Middletown police responded to reports of a crash in the 4100 block of Manchester Road after 4 a.m. on May 7.
An initial investigation showed that officers discovered a vehicle that had gone off the road, hit a fence, and ended up in a pond.
They immediately tried to rescue the person from the vehicle, which was submerged in the pond, the spokesperson said.
Carr was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
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