Police name Gore man found dead in crashed car

Police have named a 29-year-old Gore man found dead in his vehicle in a paddock near Waipahi, West Otago, yesterday. He was Jason Frank Brown.

Mr Brown was found dead in the paddock by workmates who went to look for him when he failed to show for work.

A post-mortem examination would be done to see if a medical condition or the impact of the crash killed Mr Brown, Gore police Sergeant Craig Sinclair said.

- NZPA