MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ. (THECOUNT) — Jeromy O’Neil Ellis, of Casa Grande, Arizona, has been identified as the victim in a Saturday morning fatal vehicle crash in Maricopa County.

Ellis, 33, was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Phoenix early Saturday morning.

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According to reports, Ellis was operating a pickup truck on North 44th Street near Thomas Road in Phoenix, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle came into contact with a median and rolled over around 3 a.m. Saturday.

Ellis, who was ejected during the wreck, was transported to an area hospital were he was later pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Maricopa County is located in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated its population was 4,485,414 as of 2019, making it the state’s most populous county, and the fourth-most populous in the United States, containing more than half the population of Arizona – Wikipedia.