UPDATE @ 11:41 a.m. (March 28)
A Lakeview, Ohio man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Auglaize County Tuesday night.
Earl Douglas Shirk, 73, was driving on Middle Pike near Town-Line Lima Road when he reportedly drove off the left side of the road and struck a ditch and tree, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Auglaize County Coroner’s Office.
Shirk was not wearing a seat belt in his 2011 GMC Sierra. Alcohol is not suspected but the cause of the crash remains under investigation.
EARLIER REPORT (March 27)
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating whether a health issue is to blame in a fatal single-vehicle crash near Wapakoneta in Auglaize County.
The accident was reported about 8:30 p.m. on Middle Pike, between state Route 65 and TownLine Road just east of Wapakoneta.
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A state patrol dispatcher said more information would be released once the next of kin has been notified.
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