Ohio State Highway Patrol cruiser hits, kills 27-year-old

A 27-year-old man died after being hit by an Ohio State Highway Patrol cruiser early Sunday.

State troopers were called around 4:45 a.m. to a person walking in the roadway on I-71 northbound in Medina County.

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At 5 a.m., the cruiser hit 27-year-old Daniel Westrich a couple of miles away from where he was reported walking, CBS-affiliate WOIO reported.

Westrich was pronounced dead on the scene…

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