Correction: A previous version of this story erroneously said James Thigpen was operating a motorcycle at the time of the crash. It has been updated with the correct information.
A man is dead after a late Tuesday night crash in Madison Township, the Butler County Sheriff's Office said.
The sheriff's office said the Butler County Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team (START) responded just after 11:30 p.m. to a single-vehicle crash in the 3300 block of Radabaugh Road, which is a rural residential road.
Deputies found that a man had collided with a tree before the vehicle's engine caught on fire. Deputies extinguished the vehicle and found that the driver, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was entrapped.
The sheriff's office said the Madison Township Fire Department extricated the man from the vehicle before he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Butler County Coroner's office identified the man as 33-year-old James Thigpen.
It's unclear what caused Thigpen to crash into the tree, but the sheriff's office said the crash remains under investigation by the START team.
Sheriff Richard K. Jones said, "these are always tragic scenes to respond to."
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this difficult time," Jones said.
