Burton Man Killed in One-Car Crash
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigation a one-car crash that killed a Burton man on Georgia Road.
According to an OSHP news release, at approximately 7:45 p.m. Saturday night, the state patrol was notified of a serious injury crash involving one vehicle on Georgia Road between White Road and state Route 168.
Jay Emmer-Lovell, 33, of Burton, was traveling westbound on Georgia Road in a blue 2020 Ford Explorer. The vehicle traveled of the right side of the roadway, struck a culvert overturning multiple times and caught fire after the crash.
Emmer-Lovell, the vehicle’s sole occupant, succumbed to his injuries sustained from the crash on scene.
The Geauga County Sheriff’s Office, Burton Fire/EMS, Middlefield Fire/EMS, Middlefield Police Department provided assistance on scene.
It is unknown if alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash, the release stated. Emmer-Lovell was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash.
