The Ohio State Highway Patrol Batavia Post is investigating a fatal crash that occurred shortly after midnight on Wednesday, April 29. The crash occurred on Newtonsville Road, one half mile north of state Route 727, in Wayne Township.

A 1992 Honda Civic operated by Dustin Purcell, 21, of Loveland, was traveling south on Newtonsville Road. The vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway striking a ditch and overturning.

An initial investigation revealed that Purcell was involved in an illegal organized street race at the time of the crash involving several other vehicles. The crash remains under investigation and witnesses are being interviewed.