A man driving a 2012 Ford pickup truck pulled over near the rest area on Interstate 77 south in Bath Township around 11:54 a.m. Tuesday and shot himself, according to Bath Township Police Chief Michael McNeely. Richfield Police were also on scene.

William P. Mattingly, 50, died from a gunshot wound to the head, according to a Highway Patrol report. He was from North Perry in Lake County, according to Highway Patrol Lt. Anne Ralston. A call came into dispatch about a man slumped over in his car, according to a report.

Social media interactions with Fairlawn-Bath Patch on Twitter said traffic was down to one lane on the highway around that time.

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