STARK COUNTY, Ohio — A 23-year-old Canton man has died following a crash around 6:45 a.m. Friday on Route 172 near Route 93 in which authorities say he was fleeing Massillon police “at a high rate of speed.”
Authorities with the Canton post of the Ohio Highway Patrol say Joshua Hazzard was driving a Honda Civic westbound on state Route 172 when he lost control and drove off the left side of the roadway. The vehicle then struck a mail box and two utility poles.
Hazzard, who authorities say was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The situation remains under investigation.
No additional details were immediately available, but stay with 3News as we will update this story if more information is released.
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