WE HAVE MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE INCIDENT LAST NIGHT NEAR WELLSVILLE THAT CLOSED THE HIGHWAY FOR SEVERAL HOURS. WHILE DEPUTIES WERE RESPONDING, WITNESSES STOPPED TO ASSIST THE DRIVER AND REPORTED HE HAD SUFFERED A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE HEAD. LIFE SAVING MEASURES WERE ATTEMPTED BY UNSUCCESSFUL. DURING THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE INVOLVED HAD BEEN REPORTED AS AN ERRATIC DRIVER IN JOHNSON COUNTY WITH SPEEDS OVER 100 MILES PER HOUR AND PASSING ON THE SHOULDER JUST PRIOR TO ENTERING FRANKLIN COUNTY. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE DETECTIVES AND CRIME SCENE UNIT DETERMINED THE GUNSHOT WAS SELF INFLICTED AND THE 30-YEAR-OLD SHAWNEE MAN WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.
MOTORISTS WERE DIVERTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS AROUND THE SCENE AS AUTHORITIES COMPLETED THEIR INVESTIGATION. IF YOU HAPPENED TO WITNESS THE INCIDENT OR HAVE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE INCIDENT, YOU ARE URGED TO CALL THE FRANKLIN COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER, OR 9-11 AND ASK TO SPEAK TO AN INVESTIGATOR.
