Hilliard man dead after car strikes tree in Canaan Township

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead after a single-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon in Canaan Township.

According to the West Jefferson Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the accident happened at around 3:14 p.m. on Price Hilliards Road near Creek Road. The highway patrol said the incident occurred when a vehicle traveled off the right side of the road, striking a fence and then a tree.

Daniel Spinks, 39, of Hilliard, was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash remains under investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.