SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio — According to the Ohio Highway Patrol, 19-year-old Joshua J. Alley was traveling northbound on Blue Run Road in Scioto County when he veered off the side of the roadway, hitting a tree and a culvert. The 2015 Nissan Altima eventually overturned before coming to a stop.
Alley would succumb to his injuries.
Alley’s passenger, 20-year-old Caleb A. Cunningham, of South Webster, sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was treated at the scene by medics.
The crash remains under investigation.
A spokesperson for the patrol said alcohol is believed to have played a factor in the deadly crash.