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Man Killed In Route 31 Crash After Car Overturns In Ditch: Police

A 56-year-old Columbia resident was killed in a car crash on Route 31 in Warren County on the morning of Monday, Oct. 14, authorities said.

Washington Township Police 

Washington Township Police 

Photo Credit: Washington Township Police Facebook

At 5:43 a.m., officers responded to the car crash where they found a Chevy Avalanche had overturned, Washington Township police said.

A preliminary investigation revealed the Chevy was traveling southbound on Route 31 north when it left the roadway, striking the guardrail and bridge abutment before rolling over into a ditch, police said. The driver of the Chevy was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Route 31 was closed for three and a half hours police said.

The driver has not been publicly identified.

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