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WAPAKONETA — Troopers of the Wapakoneta Post of the Ohio State High Patrol report a Lakeview man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Auglaize County Tuesday evening.
Earl Douglas Shirk, 73, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 8 p.m. crash near Wapakoneta.
Troopers report Shirk was operating an eastbound pickup on Middle Pike near Town-Line Lima Road when his vehicle went off the left side of the road, struck a ditch and a tree.
The driver reportedly was not wearing a seat belt. Alcohol is not considered a factor in the crash.
The crash remains under investigation. Saint John’s Fire and Rescue and the Auglaize County Coroner’s Office also assisted at the scene.