New Riegel, OH : Man killed in head-on collision in Seneca County’s Big Spring Township on Wednesday morning, March 29, 2017

An area man was killed this morning in what authorities are calling an alcohol-related head-on crash just west of New Riegel in Seneca County’s Big Spring Township.

Christopher Jacoby, 42, of Carey, was driving a 1998 Ford pickup truck west on County Road 591 at 5:30 a.m. when his vehicle went left of center and collided head-on with an eastbound 2007 Peterbilt commercial vehicle being driven by David Lucius, 60, of Tiffin, said troopers with the Fremont post of the state Highway Patrol.

Jacoby’s vehicle went off the north side of the road and overturned on its left side. Jacoby was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was transported by the Lucas County Coroner’s Office to its facility in Toledo.

Lucius’ vehicle went off the south side of the road and struck a utility pole prior to final rest. Lucius was not injuries, troopers said.

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Man killed in head-on collision