(12-26-23) Larry G. Eley, 73, of Greenville, was identified as the man found dead in an SUV after crashing through a Darke County roundabout by the Darke County Coroner’s Office.
Eley was driving a maroon 2010 GMC Acadia south on State Route 121 near US 36 on Dec. 21 when the SUV went through the roundabout and hit a road sign. The SUV went off the side of the road and stopped in a ditch.
Eley died at the scene and was taken to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office for forensic examination.
The Darke County Sheriff’s Office revealed that Eley suffered a medical emergency while driving, causing the crash. The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office said Eley died of natural causes and not as a result of the crash.
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