PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio — The Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the driver killed in a fatal wrong-way crash along Route 23.
The crash happened late Saturday evening, just south of Circleville.
According to the sheriff’s office, “66-year-old Samuel G. Browning from Jackson, Ohio was driving his 2004 red Dodge Ram northbound in the southbound lanes. The red Dodge collided with a 2019 gray Kia that was driven by 42-year-old Tisha L. Nida from Thurman, Ohio.”
Nida, authorities said, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Browning was flown by Air Evac to Grant Hospital in Columbus with serious injuries. Another passenger with Browning was transported to Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe with non-life-threatening injuries.
The exact cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Route 23 was closed for an extended period of time while crews worked to clear the scene.
