BAUGHMAN TWP.: A 27-year-old North Lawrence man died Wednesday morning in a single-car crash in Wayne County.
Nicholas B. Pivato was pronounced dead on scene.
The Wooster Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported Pivato was driving a 1998 Honda Prelude west on Shifferly Road, partially off the right side of the road. At about 7:44 a.m., his vehicle shifted left across the center line east of Lovers Lane Road and off the road entirely, where it struck a ditch and became airborne.
The vehicle flipped and overturned several times before resting on its roof in a field.
Baughman wore a seatbelt during the crash, troopers reported. The crash remains under investigation.
Post Commander Lt. Stephanie Norman said speed may be a factor in the crash. She said troopers are waiting on the results of a blood test to determine whether Baughman was intoxicated, but Norman said the drugs and alcohol do not appear to be a factor in the crash.
Shifferly Road was closed between Deerfield Road and Lovers Lane Road for about three hours while police and fire departments cleared the scene.