Ohio State Highway Patrol sent out a press release this morning regarding a fatal accident in Clermont County.Just after 3:26 a.m., officers responded to State Route 232 west of Swings-Corner-Point Isabel Road for a single-vehicle crash.Preliminary investigation shows that 24-year-old Benjamin Rust, of Fayetteville, was traveling east on State Route 232 and failed to "negotiate a curve." His vehicle, a Toyota 4-Runner, then traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck two trees, ejecting him from the vehicle.Rust was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said he was not wearing a seat belt and it is unknown if drugs or alcohol played a factor in this crash.The Clermont County Sheriff's Department, Tate Township Fire and EMS and the Clermont County Coroner's Office all assisted on the scene.The crash is still under investigation by the Batavia post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.