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Coroner: Man dead after Warren County crash in stolen car

Coroner: Man dead after Warren County crash in stolen car
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HARLAN TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- A man is dead after a crash in Warren County Thursday morning, according to the state highway patrol.

Troopers said the crash happened around 5:20 a.m. on OH-132 near Osceola Road in Harlan Township.

The driver, Abijah Nelson Chasteen, was driving southwest when he drove off the road and struck two large trees, troopers said. He was not wearing a seatbelt and he was declared dead at the scene.

The Warren County Coroner said Chasteen, 52, of Morrow, was driving a stolen car from Clinton County. A full autopsy is pending.

If you have any information on the crash, call Ohio State Highway Patrol at 513-932-4444.