One Dead in Crash

One person is dead after a single-vehicle crash that occurred near R.D. Mize and Maybrook at approximately 5:48 PM. Police say an eastbound Chevrolet pickup truck left the roadway and traveled through a yard and privacy fence, then struck a tree. The driver and sole occupant was transported by ambulance to a local hospital where he later died. The identity of the deceased has not been released. The driver may have experienced a medical crisis but the cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Patrick Norris