Coroner identifies man killed in crash in Kettering

KETTERING — A man is dead after a crash in Kettering Friday evening.

The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office identified the man Monday as 55-year-old Roger Reynolds.

Around 7:12 p.m., Reynolds was driving southbound on Wilmington Pike when his vehicle traveled off of the right side of the road near Ansel Drive, crossed a parking lot, and struck a tree, according to a Kettering Police Department crash report.

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Reynolds was trapped and had to be removed with Kettering Fire Department rescue tools, the report said.

Medics transported Reynolds to Kettering Medical Center where he died from his injuries.

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According to the crash report, witness statements and video footage captured by city cameras indicated the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed prior to the crash, and that the speedometer was stuck at 94 mph.

We will continue updating this story as we learn more.

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