BETHEL TOWNSHIP, OH. (THECOUNT) — Matthew Martin, of Tipp City, Ohio, has been identified as the victim in a Wednesday afternoon single-vehicle crash in Bethel Township.
Martin, 37, was killed in a single-crash in Tipp City on Wednesday afternoon.
According to officials, Martin was operating a vehicle 4200 block of Ross Road at Wildcat Road in Bethel Township, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. The vehicle then made contact with a utility pole and a grouping of trees before coming to a rest on its roof.
Authorities say Martin was not wearing his seatbelt during the violent crash.
Martin was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.
Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember Martin:
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Tipp City is a city in Miami County, Ohio, United States just outside Dayton. The population was 9,689 at the 2010 census. Formerly known as Tippecanoe, and then Tippecanoe City, this town was renamed to Tipp City in 1938 because another town in Ohio was likewise named Tippecanoe – Wikipedia.
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