SANDUSKY — A Sandusky man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Monday, the Ohio Highway Patrol said.

Steven W. Yontz, 56, who was driving, was pronounced dead at the scene in Erie County’s Milan Township, according to a statement by the patrol’s Sandusky post. Mr. Yontz was not wearing a seat belt, the patrol said.  

Mr. Yontz was driving a sport utility vehicle north on U.S. 250 just south of Scheid Road about 11:50 a.m. when he drove across the center line, crossed the southbound lanes, and drove off the west side of the highway and into a ditch, according to the statement. The vehicle then struck the right-of-way fence and a utility pole, shearing it off its base before coming to rest.

Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash, according to the statement.

The crash remains under investigation.

Sandusky, the seat of Erie County, is 55 miles east of Toledo.

First Published March 20, 2018, 12:20 a.m.