A Fieldon man died in a four-wheeler accident on Monday.

Jersey County Coroner Larry Alexander said Tuesday that he pronounced Benjamin L. Zimmerman, 39, of Fieldon, dead at 2:36 p.m. on Monday, May 25, at the scene of a four-wheeler accident in a field just off Fieldon Hollow Road in the community.

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The Jersey County Sheriff’s Department worked the scene and is investigating the accident, Alexander said.

The incident was not witnessed by anyone, Alexander said. The man rolled the four-wheeler and died from injuries suffered in the crash, the coroner said.

 

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