Fatal Accident Tuesday On Patch

Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is reporting Tuesday afternoon Deputies responded to a single vehicle accident on Patch Road in Liberty Township. 

Reports indicate a mini van driven by 66 year old Harold Duane Smith went off the road and struck a tree.  Smith was pronounced dead at the scene.  Liberty Township Fire Department and JCA also responded to the accident.  Investigation is continuing.  Investigators said Smith was not wearing a seatbelt.