MARION COUNTY, OH. (THECOUNT) — William Allen Simmers, of Prospect, Ohio, has been identified as the victim in a Saturday night fatal utility terrain vehicle crash in Marion County.

Simmers, 48, was killed in a single-vehicle UTV crash in Prospect Saturday night.

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According to reports, Simmers was operating a Polaris UTV on Main Street in Prospect, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle exited the roadway around 9:20 p.m. Saturday. The vehicle then came into contact with a tree.

Simmers was pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries at the scene.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 66,501. Its county seat is Marion. The county was created in 1820 and later organized in 1824. It is named for General Francis “The Swamp Fox” Marion, a South Carolinian officer in the Revolutionary War – Wikipedia.