Driver killed after overnight crash in Clark County

The driver of a vehicle is dead after a single-vehicle crash on Urbana Road in Springfield just after midnight on Sunday, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported.

Initial reports show that a vehicle driven by Charles Alfrey, 53, from Quincy, crashed into a guardrail on Urbana Road near Willow Road. Investigations showed that Alfrey was traveling south on Urbana Road when he drifted off the right side of the road and struck the guardrail. Alfrey was pronounced dead at the scene, the OSHP reported.

Alfrey was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. It is not clear at this time if alcohol was a factor in the crash. No other vehicles were involved in the crash, the OSHP said in a release.

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