PIKE COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) - One person is dead following a crash in the Seal Township area of Pike County, Ohio Monday evening.

According to a release by the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a Ford F-150 driven by John Short was traveling westbound on Schuster Road when the truck began going off the right side of the road.

The release says Short overcorrected and went off the left side of the roadway, into a ditch, and was ejected from the vehicle.

According to the release Short was pronounced dead at the crash scene.

The crash was reported shortly before 8 p.m. Monday evening.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted by the Pike County Sherriff’s Department, and the Seal Township Fire Department.

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