PIKE COUNTY, Ohio — A serious crash sent several individuals to the hospital in critical condition.
It happened Thursday morning on Morgans Fork Road just after 9 a.m.
Troopers with the Highway Patrol said that the pickup truck was on the winding road when it hit a tree. Robert D. Rogers, 62, Peebles, was the driver. Also in the truck were Jessie M. Milliga, 68, Monroe, Michigan, and Timothy E. Lemaster, 58, of Waverly. All three individuals were then transported by ground to Grant Medical Center in Columbus.
Troopers did not immediately release why the truck left the roadway before hitting the tree.
EDITOR’S NOTE: A previous version of this story listed the accident as being fatal, because that is what the Highway Patrol released. Since then, family has contacted news media to refute the claim. The story has been edited.
