A Newcomerstown man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday evening in Oxford Township, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s New Philadelphia Post.
Troopers said the crash occurred around 6:16 p.m. on Dec. 3 on County Road 4, also known as Stocker Ridge Road. A 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 was traveling southbound when it went off the right side of the roadway, struck an embankment and overturned into a tree.
The driver, a 39-year-old Newcomerstown man, was ejected from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Tuscarawas County Coroner’s Office. JMN is withholding the man’s identity until an appropriate amount of time has passed to notify additional family and loved ones.
Agencies assisting at the scene included the Tuscarawas County Coroner’s Office, the Newcomerstown Fire Department, Tri-County Joint Ambulance and Finlayson’s Towing.
Alcohol is suspected as a factor in the crash, which remains under investigation.
