WARREN COUNTY | Xenia Man, 69, Dies After SUV Overturns on U.S. 42 in Wayne Township

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WAYNE TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A 69-year-old Xenia man died early Thursday after his SUV went off U.S. 42 in Warren County, struck a ditch and overturned, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

The patrol’s Lebanon Post was notified at 4:30 a.m. Oct. 29 of a serious injury crash on U.S. 42 south of Middletown Road in Wayne Township.

Michael McClellan, 69, of Xenia, was driving a 2021 Ford EcoSport south on U.S. 42 when the SUV went off the left side of the road, struck a ditch and overturned, the patrol said.

McClellan was taken to Atrium Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, according to the patrol.

Troopers were assisted at the scene by the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, the Clearcreek Township Police Department, the Waynesville Police Department, Wayne Township Fire and EMS and Case Towing.

All lanes of U.S. 42 in the area were closed for more than two hours before reopening, FOX19 reported.

The crash remains under investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

Sources

• The Highland County Press: Lebanon OSHP Post investigates fatal crash (Ohio State Highway Patrol release)
• Cincinnati Enquirer: Man dies in single-vehicle crash in Warren County
• Dayton Daily News: Xenia man dies after SUV crashes into ditch in Warren County
• FOX19: Driver identified after deadly Warren County crash
• WHIO: Xenia man killed in Warren County crash