The Avon Lake Police Department is investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash that occurred Thursday night in the area of Lake and Vineyard roads.
According to authorities, they were dispatched to the area for a report of a vehicle accident with injuries around 8:54 p.m.
Upon arriving at the scene, they found the driver, a 36-year-old man, dead. The driver veered off the right side of Lake Road and crashed into two utility poles.
Excessive speed was determined to be a factor in the crash.
The crash is still under investigation by Avon Lake Police and the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
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