DEER CREEK TOWNSHIP, Oh. (WCMH)– The West Jefferson Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that happened Monday night.
The crash happened at roughly 10:36 pm on State Route 29 near Lafayette-Plain City Road.
Nicholas R. Chinn was driving northbound on Lafayette-Plain City Road. Officers say he failed to yield at a stop sign.
That’s when he was hit by a Chevy Suburban traveling southeast on SR 29.
Mr. Chinn was pronounced dead at the scene by Central Township Fire and EMS. He was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.
The incident is under investigation.
