ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP, Ohio — The Butler County Coroner's Office has identified a 21-year-old man who died after crashing into a tree in St. Clair Township.
The coroner's office says Austin McGuire died Sunday morning from head trauma as a result of the crash.
The Butler County Sheriff's Office said deputies, alongside first responders from the St. Clair Township Fire Department, responded to a single-vehicle crash along U.S. 127 near mile post 8 just before 6 a.m. on Sunday.
Officials found that McGuire was driving a 2011 Mitsubishi SUV was driving southbound on U.S. 127 when he lost control of the vehicle, veered off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree. The man was found dead at the scene, the sheriff's office said.
Butler County's Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team is investigating the cause of the crash. The sheriff's office said alcohol and speed appear to be factors.
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