Victim identified in deadly crash likely caused by medical issue at Dayton convenience store

Montgomery County Coroner Dr. Kent Harshbarger identified the man as Henry Essick of Centerville.

Police and medics responded around 12:30 a.m. to the business at 3700 W. Third St. on a reported injury crash.

Authorities say the vehicle crashed into a wall on the side of the store after Essick reportedly suffered a heart attack.
In a 911 call obtained by this news organization, a woman who said she witnessed the crash told dispatchers that he was not breathing after he drove into a wall near AM PM Market.

“Breathe, sir breathe!” the woman yelled hysterically while talking to dispatchers.

A cause of death has not been determined at this time.

Dayton police are continuing to investigate the crash.