CANTON ‒ A city police officer died following a traffic crash in the 800 block of Cherry Avenue SE on the morning of Nov. 10.

Officer Dave Wolgamott was involved in an accident at 6:53 a.m. while on his way to work, police spokesman Lt. Dennis Garren wrote in an email. Wolgamott died a short time later.

"It is a very sad day at the Canton Police Department and Dave will be sorely missed," Garren wrote.

He said Wolgamott was hired Aug. 22, 2006. He was assigned to the patrol division and the city jail.

Wolgamott was pronounced dead at 7:48 a.m. at Aultman Hospital, said Tamara "Tammy" Wilkes, a death investigator for the Stark County Coroner's Office. He was a 47-year-old resident of the Strasburg areaa.

Crash details were not immediately available. The crash remains under investigat

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