Jacksboro, TN : Elderly Ohio man killed in a fatal single-vehicle crash on Interstate 75 in Campbell County on Tuesday, April 19, 2016
An elderly man from Ohio has been identified as the victim of a fatal single-vehicle crash overnight along Interstate 75 in Campbell County, according to a Tennessee Highway Patrol incident report.
Purce Daniel, 89, of Dayton, Ohio, was killed when the Chevy pickup he was driving struck a guardrail at the off-ramp near mile marker 160 about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, the report states.
The truck went airborne and rolled several times before coming to rest in a ravine.
The passenger, J.D. Daniel, 84, also of Dayton, Ohio, survived with minor injuries.
Both occupants were wearing seat belts, according to the report. There was no sign of drug or alcohol use.
No further details were available.
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THP: Elderly Ohio man killed in I-75 crash