Driver dies after suffering medical emergency, crashing into tree

WHIO Staff
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A man is dead after a crash in Logan County Wednesday evening.

Edwin Steinmetz, 55, of Huntsville, died after a crash in Lakeview Wednesday, according to the Logan County Sheriff’s Office.

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Around 7:19 p.m., Steinmetz was heading south on State Route 235 and “appeared to be free rolling through the intersection of U.S. 33,” according to a crash report. He then crashed his red 2017 Ford Fusion into a tree on West Lake Ave.

He was taken to Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine where he was pronounced dead.

Deputies believe Steinmetz suffered a medical emergency and that was what caused the crash.