ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio — The driver of a vehicle that was split in half following a crash has been identified as 23-year-old Jacob Watford, according to the Hamilton County Coroner's Office.
Watford died after the crash in Anderson Township Wednesday afternoon.
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office shut down a portion of Beechmont Avenue near Five Mile Road after the crash that resulted in a car split in half. The sheriff's office said Watford was the only victim of the crash.
Officials said Watford was speeding and went left of center, hitting two poles before flipping and hitting a fire hydrant. Officials estimated that Watford was likely driving between 73 and 76 mph, while the road in that area is marked with a 40 mph speed limit.
The sheriff's office said witnesses told deputies they saw Watford slumped over the steering wheel minutes before the crash.
The coroner's office arrived on scene and deputies confirmed the crash was fatal.
The road closure did cause some delays for Forest Hills School District buses taking students home from school. Beechmont reopened just before 5 p.m.
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputies tell me this crash is fatal. It was a single vehicle crash and the car was split in two. Deputies say the driver was speeding on Beechmont Avenue when the car went left of center, hit two poles, flipped, and hit a fire hydrant. @WCPO pic.twitter.com/tdW0iRjiAf
— Jessica Hart WCPO (@JessicaHartTV) January 3, 2024
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