81-year-old killed in Madison Township crash

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Posted: 02/28/2013

MADISON TWP., Ohio - An 81-year-old man was killed in a Madison Twp. crash Wednesday evening.

Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones says the single-vehicle crash happened around 9 p.m. in the 5200 block of Elk Creek Road.

According to Jones, Kenneth Leakes, 81, of Hamilton, was traveling southbound on Elk Creek Road in a 2008 Pontiac when he drove off the west side of the roadway. The vehicle came to a rest on its top.

Leakes was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.

The cause of the accident remains under investigation.

 


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