Ohio man killed when van hits tree in Hancock County

4/10/2008

ARCADIA, Ohio - A Wayne, Ohio, man was killed yesterday when his minivan slammed into a tree along Hancock County Road 109, just east of Washington Township Road 249, the Ohio Highway Patrol said.

Kevin A. Bengela, 29, was pronounced dead at the scene, troopers at the patrol's Findlay post said.

Mr. Bengela was driving east on Road 109 about 1 p.m. when he failed to round a curve, went off the right side of the road, and crashed into the tree, troopers said.