A Sunday night drive on State Route 48 ended in tragedy in Clearcreek Township when a Cincinnati man was killed after his sport-utility vehicle left the roadway, hit a tree and overturned, authorities said. Emergency crews pronounced the driver dead at the scene of the single-vehicle crash, which happened around 8:30 p.m., and troopers told reporters he was not wearing a seat belt.
Crash details
According to WKRC, the driver was identified as 49-year-old Robert F. Brockman of Cincinnati. He was alone in a 2020 GMC Terrain headed south on State Route 48 when the SUV initially went off the left side of the road. The vehicle then overcorrected, left the right shoulder, struck a tree, and overturned, the station reported.
Brockman suffered serious injuries in the rollover and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to WKRC. Troopers said he was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash.
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