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Police investigating single car crash that killed North Ridgeville man

The crash remains under investigation.

The Elyria Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that left one man dead early Sunday morning. 

Fifty-two-year-old Jefferey Joniec, of North Ridgeville, was traveling south on Island Road in a 2014 Chevrolet van when he veered off the left side of the road and struck a ditch.

The crash occurred just before 8 a.m. 

When witnesses arrived at the scene, Joniec was found unresponsive and slumped over in his car. Officials believe Joniec may have suffered a medical emergency.

Joniec was not wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash. Drugs and alcohol are not believed to have been a factor in the crash, which remains under investigation. 

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