Coroner’s office IDs 33-year-old driver killed in single-vehicle Dayton crash

UPDATE @ 4:15 p.m. (June 18): Jason Surles, 33, of Dayton, is the driver killed in the single-vehicle accident early Monday, according to the Montgomery County Coroner's Office.

UPDATE @ 12:41 p.m. (June 18): A Miami Twp. firefighter called 911 for help when he drove up on the single-vehicle accident at Danner Avenue and Richley Drive that ended in the death of the driver.

The caller, who told the 911 dispatcher his name was not important, described the accident as a vehicle that had hit a tree head-on.

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The firefighter also told the dispatcher the driver was alone in the gray Lexus.

The victim's name and age will be released when next of kin is notified, a Montgomery County Coroner's official said.

INITIAL REPORT

The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office responded to a crash in Dayton early Monday morning.

The crash was reported at 2:50 a.m. at Danner Avenue and Richley Drive.

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This story will be updated as additional information becomes available.

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