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UPDATE: Victim identified in late Tuesday-night crash in Champion
One person died late Tuesday in a single-car crash in Champion Township.
Wednesday, July 17th 2024, 7:55 PM EDT
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CHAMPION TWP., Ohio - One person died late Tuesday in a single-car crash in Champion Township.
Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) have identified the victim as Scott P. Bellknapp, 58, of Decatur, Georgia.
Dispatchers got a call just after 10 pm that a small car had hit a utility pole along North Leavitt Road, south of Painesville Warren Road SW.
Bellknapp was driving southbound on the road and failed to properly make a turn and ran off the road, striking several small trees, overturned and hit a utility pole.
The driver was taken to a hospital where he died. No one else was in the car.
Bellknapp was not wearing a seatbelt during the crash. Speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in the incident, according to OSHP.