Edgerton man is killed in Defiance County crash

4/11/2005

EDGERTON, Ohio A 19-year-old Edgerton man died early yesterday in a one-vehicle accident in Defiance County.

Scott Speelman was eastbound on Defiance-Williams County Line Road in Milford Township, several miles southeast of Edgerton, at 5:40 a.m. when his pickup left the right side of the road and stuck a tree west of Rosedale Road, Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers said.

The truck burst into flames trapping Mr. Speelman inside. He was pronounced dead at the scene, troopers said.