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UPDATE: SUV driver dead after crash outside Exeter

Updated at 11:13 a.m. on Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Huron County OPP continues to investigate a fatal crash near Exeter.

Monday's crash happened just after 4:30 p.m.

The OPP, Huron County Paramedic Services and the South Huron Fire Department all responded to the call about the incident on MacDonald Road near Parr Line.

Investigators say a cross-over sport utility vehicle was travelling eastbound on MacDonald Road when the vehicle collided head-on with a bridge guardrail. The driver and lone occupant of the vehicle was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The deceased has since been identified as John Freeswick, 48, from Dashwood.

A post-mortem examination is scheduled to take place Tuesday.

Members from the West Region OPP Traffic Incident Management & Enforcement (TIME) Team attended the scene to assist with the collision investigation.

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