ZANESVILLE, OH. (THECOUNT) — Robert Tokie II, of Zanesville, Ohio, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Christmas eve single-vehicle crash, according to reports.
Tokie, 28, was killed in a single-vehicle crash on US-40 near Interstate 70 on December 24.
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According to officials, Tokie was operating a Kia Spectra around 8 p.m., when for unknown reasons, possible alcohol related, crossed centerlines and exited the roadway. The vehicle then entered a culvert causing it to roll over.
Tokie was ejected from the vehicle during the violent crash.
He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Muskingum County Coroner.
ZanesvilleTimesRecorder reported that alcohol was a suspected factor in the crash.
According to the crash report, Tokie was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the wreck.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Geo quick facts: Zanesville is a city in and the county seat of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. It is located 52 miles east of Columbus. The population was 25,487 as of the 2010 census. Zanesville anchors the Zanesville Micropolitan Statistical Area and is part of the Columbus-Marion-Zanesville Combined Statistical Area – Wikipedia.