Urbana man who died in single-car crash Saturday identified

Champaign County Sheriff’s Cruiser. Bill Lackey/Staff

Champaign County Sheriff’s Cruiser. Bill Lackey/Staff

An Urbana man died in a single-vehicle crash on Saturday, the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.

Joseph L. Trowbridge, 67, was found in a silver 2008 Honda Pilot in a field on Upper Valley Pike in Salem Twp.

The sheriff’s office believes he went off the west side of the road, came back onto the road and crossed the centerline before going off the east side and hitting a ditch.

Trowbridge was transported to Mercy Health – Urbana, where he was pronounced dead.

The crash is still under investigation.

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