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44-year-old man killed in Garfield Heights crash

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GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH (WOIO) -

A 44-year-old man killed in a one car crash in Garfield Heights early Wednesday morning.

The accident happened at 1:14 a.m. on East 131th and Saybrook Avenue.

Witnesses say the vehicle was operating at a high rate of speed when the driver, identified as James Simmons, lost control. The vehicle left the roadway and then struck the cement base of a commercial sign.

Simmons was ejected from the vehicle and died on scene.

An investigation is underway.

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