The Trumbull County Coroner has identified the victim of a deadly car accident that happened Friday morning in Liberty Township.

According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Richard L. Cooper, 49, of Columbus was ejected from his vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Cooper was unbelted at the time of the crash.

The crash happened at the intersection of Belmont Avenue and Tibbetts Wick Road in Liberty Township near the Liberty Township Fire Department.

Initially, dispatchers with Trumbull County OSP told 21 News only one car was involved, however a new report obtained by 21 News says that that Cooper, who was driving a white Honda Accord, drove into a ditch and then crashed into a black Mercedes Benz.

The driver of the Mercedes was accompanied by three juveniles at the time, according to the report.

The driver of the Mercedes and its other occupants were unharmed in the incident.

21 News crews on scene observed a body lying in the road.