A preliminary investigation indicates the Oldsmobile traveled off the left side of the road, and struck a mobile home. The engine compartment caught fire, the patrol said. Perkins was unconscious at the scene for reasons unknown at this time and was pulled from the vehicle.
Middletown police and paramedics arrived on scene. Perkins was pronounced dead at the scene by Middletown EMS.
The incident remains under investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
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