James A. Matthews 64, killed when his SUV drifts into median and overturns on I-71.

One person died in an early-morning crash in Madison County that shut down one northbound lane of I-71 for several hours.

James A. Matthews, 64, of Canton died when his 2002 Ford Explorer flipped over onto its top in the median just before 7 a.m. He was ejected from the SUV and died at the scene, troopers from the West Jefferson Post of the State Highway Patrol said. The patrol said Matthews was wearing a seatbelt.

The crash happened south of Rt. 56. There was ice and snow reported on the roadways this morning, but the patrol said weather did not seem to be a factor in the crash.