Port Clinton News Herald

PORT CLINTON - A 25-year-old Bowling Green man died Thursday after an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound while driving near Port Clinton, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office.

The man was eastbound on Ohio 2, about a quarter mile west of the Port Clinton exit for Ohio 163, at 3:45 p.m. when his vehicle left the road and crashed into an embankment, according to Ottawa County Sheriff’s Detective John Carpenter.

The man, who was alone in the vehicle, is believed to have shot himself before crashing, the detective said.

The incident is under investigation and no further details were available Thursday night.

The sheriff’s office was assisted at the scene by the Ottawa County coroner, the Port Clinton police and fire departments, Northwest EMS, and the Ohio Highway Patrol.