Anthony Griffith posing for a photograph.Photo:Anthony Griffith/Facebook
Anthony Griffith/Facebook
An Ohio man died when he was ejected from his vehicle that overturned onto a highway Wednesday night, according to multiple reports.
Hamilton County dispatch supervisors said that Anthony Griffith, 28, of Harrison, Ohio, was heading west on Interstate 74 in a 2013 Ford Focus at around 11 p.m., local time, when he was involved in a crash at the Rybolt Road/Harrison Pike exit, perFox affiliate WXIX.
According to the outlet, Griffith’s car ran off of the left side of the road, hit a concrete drain, went airborne and overturned a couple of times, prompting him to be ejected. He was not wearing a seatbelt and was pronounced dead at the scene, per authorities.
Interstate 74 was closed for several hours overnight following the incident.
PEOPLE reached out to the Green Township Police Department for comment, but they did not immediately respond.
In the wake of Griffith’s passing, his family took to social media. Griffith’s mother, Marianne Bell,wrote on Facebook, “It is with a very heavy and sad heart I let all my Facebook friends and family know. Last night my youngest son Anthony (AJ) was in a car crash that was fatal.”
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She added, “The wonderful Son, Brother, Friend, Dad, human is no longer with us. His beautiful loving soul is with all the loved one [sic] who went before him, but I know his Memaw was waiting for him at the gate. I am grieving with his sisters, his brother and his true loves Jade and Aurora. We know this will not be easy but we ask for all your prayers and love. Arrangements to follow.”
source: people.com
