EAST UNION TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WJW) – An Orrville man has died after a car crash in East Union Township on Thursday afternoon.

According to a press release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, troopers received a report from a driver who was passing by of a vehicle in the ditch on Apple Creek around 2:15 p.m.

When authorities arrived at the scene, they found that a 2020 gray Chrysler Pacifica had traveled off the left side of the roadway and came to a stop at the bottom of a small embankment.

The driver of the Chrysler was identified as 76-year-old David Clay Wertz. He was found inside of the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, the release said.

According to the release, a medical emergency may have played a role in the crash. This crash is currently under investigation.

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