Man ID’d after deadly Moraine crash

MORAINE, Ohio (WDTN) — One person is dead following a early morning crash on Sunday.

According to the Moraine Police Department, first responders were called to I-75 southbound near Exit 50B around 1:39 a.m. for a reported crash. Upon arrival, officials located a Honda Civic that had sustained heavy front-end and driver side damage in a ditch between the exit ramp to Springboro Pike and I-75.

The driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead by paramedics on scene. He has since been identified by the Montgomery County Coroner as 23-year-old Andres Gomez.

Gomez’s passenger was transported to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

Although the vehicle is believed to have crashed into a utility pole on the side of the roadway, the cause of the crash is unknown at this time. Moraine Police claimed alcohol could have been a factor.

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