Gwen Rummell Reporting –
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating an early Friday morning crash that claimed one life in Wayne County.
The crash took place at about 7:15 am on I-71 northbound near mile marker 196 in Congress Township.
The Patrol’s preliminary investigation found that a pickup truck rear-ended a commercial tractor-trailer, causing both vehicles to catch on fire.
The pickup truck driver was pronounced deceased on scene by the Wayne County Coroner and the commercial vehicle driver was uninjured according to troopers.
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