Man killed when pickup hits pole on State Rt. 120

10/6/2003

METAMORA, Ohio — A local man was killed early yesterday when the pickup he was driving struck a utility pole, the Ohio Highway Patrol said.

Kelly Wittscheck, 22, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seat belt, troopers at the Toledo post said.

Mr. Wittscheck was westbound at 5:05 a.m. on State Rt. 120, just west of Metamora, when he drove off the south side of the roadway. He overcorrected and went off the road and hit the pole.