SANDUSKY COUNTY, Ohio — One person was killed in a crash on the Ohio Turnpike in Sandusky County Tuesday morning.
The crash happened near milepost 94 in Riley Township, east of the State Route 53 interchange just after 7 a.m.
According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a car driven by Avery Pierce Jr., 34, of Ashburn, Virginia, drove off the right side of the roadway and struck the rear of a tractor-trailer that was disabled on the right shoulder.
OSHP said Pierce was pronounced dead at the scene. The operator of the tractor-trailer was not injured.
Alcohol use appears to be a factor in the crash and Pierce was not wearing a safety belt, according to OSHP.
OSHP said the disabled tractor-trailer did have reflective safety triangles displayed at the rear of the to the rear of the tractor-trailer at the time of the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.
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