A 22-year-old Salineville man died early Monday morning after his car failed to negotiate a curve and slammed into a tree along State Route 644 near Dobson Road in Franklin Township, Columbiana County. State troopers said the crash happened at 6:28 a.m., and first responders reported the vehicle was engulfed in flames by the time crews arrived.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol identified the driver as Dominic W. Foster, according to WYTV. Troopers said Foster was driving a 2018 Ford Mustang northwest on Route 644 at 6:28 a.m. when he veered to the right side of the road and struck a tree. He was pronounced dead at the scene, the station reported.
Multiple agencies responded to the wreck, including the highway patrol, Franklin Township Fire Department, Salineville Fire Department, North Star Critical Care, and the Columbiana County Coroner's office, per the same account. An ambulance was also dispatched to the crash, and the Columbiana County Coroner was called in to assist, according to WFMJ. The crash remains under investigation, and no further details on what led up to it have been released.
Another Deadly Wreck on Route 644
Earlier Fatal Wreck on Route 644 More than a year before Monday's crash, on October 1, 2025, a driver was killed when their vehicle crashed and caught fire along Route 644, according to a report from Jordan Miller. That crash happened at about 8:41 p.m. near milepost 3, just south of Lewis Road, when a southbound Ford sedan failed to negotiate a curve, left the roadway, and struck a tree.
The driver in that October crash was also pronounced dead at the scene, and their identity had not been released, the outlet reported. The roadway was shut down for roughly two hours while emergency crews worked that scene. Authorities have not indicated any connection between the two crashes, and each remains a separate open investigation.
