MADISON TOWNSHIP -- A vehicle hit a tree and split in two in a crash that killed a teen driver Thursday morning.
NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS.
Olaju Green, 18, of Canal Winchester was driving eastbound on Winchester Pike east of Ebright Road at about 10:13 a.m.
The Franklin County sheriff's office said Green drove off the left side of the road and struck a tree.
Green’s vehicle was pulled from a ditch before 11 a.m., and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Green was the only person in the vehicle at the time of the crash.
The sheriff's office’s accident-investigation squad was called to the Southeast Side scene.
Authorities closed Winchester Pike between Shannon and Bachman roads during the accident investigation.
Alcohol was not suspected currently, and a seat belt was in use.
Weather was not a factor.
The crash remained under investigation.
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