Firefighters rescue driver after rollover crash near river

Firefighters from Dover and New Philadelphia work at scene of a single-vehicle rollover crash in the 4800 block of state Route 800 on Tuesday in Dover Township. The Ohio State Highway Patrol reported that the driver of a southbound sport utility vehicle crossed the center of the road, drove off the pavement and crashed the  SUV onto its roof near the Tuscarawas River. The driver was taken to a hospital. The vehicle is shown at top left-center of the frame. The driver was alone in the vehicle.
The male driver in a single-vehicle rollover crash in the 4800 block of state Route 800 is pulled up an embankment on Tuesday in Dover Township. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the driver of a southbound sport utility vehicle crossed the center of the road, drove off the pavement and crashed the SUV onto its the roof near the Tuscarawas River. The driver was taken to a hospital. Personnel from Dover, New Philadelphia and the Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Department responded.
Firefighters from Dover and New Philadelphia work at the scene of a single-vehicle rollover crash in the 4800 block of state Route 800 on Tuesday in Dover Township. The Ohio State Highway Patrol reported that the driver of a southbound sport utility vehicle crossed the center of the road, drove off the pavement  and crashed the SUV onto its roof near the Tuscarawas River. The driver was taken to a hospital. He was alone in the vehicle.

DOVER — A male driver was taken to a hospital after driving a sport utility vehicle off state Route 800 early Tuesday afternoon.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the driver was southbound in the 4800 block when he crossed the center of the road, drove off the pavement and crashed the SUV onto its roof near the Tuscarawas River.

Firefighters from Dover and New Philadelphia removed the driver from the vehicle. He was the only occupant.

The Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Department also responded to the accident.

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