The Canton post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a one-car fatal crash that took place Friday night.
According to the OSHP, shortly before midnight, 64-year-old Eric Mallett of Strasburg was driving a 2001 Chevrolet Impala westbound on State Route 212 near Bardell Avenue SW when he traveled left of center while negotiating a curve, overcorrected, traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree.
Mallett was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.
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