BATAVIA, OH. (THECOUNT) — Ohio Officer Jerrid Lee of the Clearcreek Township Police Department, has been identified as the victim in a head-on crash in Batavia Township on Monday night.
Lee was off-duty, operating a vehicle around 8:30 p.m. Monday on State Route 125 in Batavia Township, when in SUV, driven by 31-year-old Justin Watts, of Cincinnati, crossed centerlines, and struck the officer’s vehicle head-on.
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Lee was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision of multiple blunt force trauma injuries.
Watts was uninjured and refused treatment.
Drug impairment is suspected as a contributing factor in the crash.
Clermont County Municipal Court records show Watts was arrested on a charge of aggravated vehicular homicide, according to WOWKTV.
Officials say an investigation into the accident is ongoing.
Anyone with possible information on the fatal collision should contact police at 911.
Geo quick facts: Batavia Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the township population was 23,280, up from 17,503 in 2000 – Wikipedia.