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Columbus man dead after crash in Ottawa Co.

Police say the man went off both the right and left sides of the road before overturning in a water-filled ditch.
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OTTAWA COUNTY, Ohio — One man is dead after a crash in Ottawa County early Thursday morning.

The crash happened around 3 a.m. on East Bayshore Road near South Danbury North Road in Danbury Township.

Police say 55-year-old Randall Allen of Columbus was driving Chevy pickup truck on East Bayshore Road when he failed to negotiate a curve and drove off the right side of the road.

Police say Allen then re-entered the roadway before driving off the left side of the road and flipping over into a water-filled ditch.

Allen was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.

Police say Allen was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, and it is unknown at this time if drugs or alcohol were involved.

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