Man killed after car went into ditch in Indiana County

INDIANA COUNTY, Pa. — An Indiana County man died in a one-vehicle crash along Morrow Road in South Mahoning Township.

Roy Shields Simpson, 67, of Home, was driving his Chevrolet Trailblazer just after 3 p.m. Thursday when it left the road and came to rest on the driver’s side about 125 feet from the road in a ditch, according to a report from Coroner Jerry Overman Jr. and a release Pennsylvania State Police.

It is not believed alcohol or any other substance played a part in the crash.

According to Pennsylvania State Police, Simpson’s cause of death hasn’t been determined, but it’s consistent with a medical event or injury from the crash.

The coroner said Simpson wasn’t wearing a seatbelt.

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