A man from San Bernardino County has died after an early morning crash in southern Warren County.
KTLA sister station WDTN in Ohio reports that Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers responded to a call July 2 around 2:30 a.m. to I-71 north near mile marker 23 in Deerfield Township.
A preliminary investigation by OSP’s Lebanon Post found that 25-year-old Isaias Zepeda of San Bernardino was headed north on I-71 in a 2026 Kia K4. OSP believes the Kia veered left and off the interstate, crashing into the concrete bridge overpass.
Law enforcement describes Zepeda’s vehicle as going “airborne” between the north and south bridge overpasses on I-71. The vehicle then struck a utility pole before the Kia landed and came to rest on Western Row Road.
Zepeda was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene from his injuries. A ground ambulance took his passenger to UC West Chester Hospital.
Debris from the crash is believed to have caused a secondary crash on the interstate.
The deadly crash remains under investigation.
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