Independent staff report
MASSILLON A New Franklin man has been identified as the driver in a Tuesday afternoon one-vehicle, fatal crash on Lake Avenue NW at state Route 21.
Roger D. Roush, 70, was driving west on Lake Avenue NE when he crossed Route 21 and struck a tree in the area of the Towpath Trail-Lake Avenue Trailhead near Ernie s Bike Shop, authorities said.
According to Harry Campbell, chief investigator of the Stark County Coroner s Office, Roush was pronounced dead at 2:38 p.m. Tuesday at Aultman Hospital in Canton.
It s likely Roush s vehicle collision with the tree resulted in his death, said Campbell, adding that alcohol use is not suspected in the crash, which occurred about 1:40 p.m.