WHIO’s Steve Baker reports when deputies made notification to John’s father, 52-year-old David Owen, he suffered a fatal heart attack.
According to the Miami County Sheriff’s Office, John Owen was driving a sport utility vehicle on Ziegler when the vehicle went out of control, struck a pole and burst into flames.
Neighbor Scott Rohrer Sr. said the crash “sounded like an explosion.”
“There was nothing I could do to save the driver, I feel so bad,” Rohrer said.
What caused the crash is still under investigation.