FAYETTE COUNTY, Ohio — Tragedy struck in Fayette County on Monday, February 27, as a 26-year-old man lost his life in a single-vehicle crash. The Ohio State Highway Patrol reported that the incident happened on Old Route 35 in Wayne Township at around 9:30 p.m.
Zachary S. Wallace, a resident of Circleville, was driving a 2004 Chevrolet 2500 Silverado pickup truck southeast on Old Route 35 when he failed to negotiate a curve, according to authorities. The vehicle reportedly drove off the left side of the road and hit two traffic signs before crashing head-on into a tree.
Unfortunately, Wallace was pronounced dead at the scene by the Fayette County Coroner’s Office. The passenger in the truck, 21-year-old Elijah Lyons of Washington Court House, sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a local hospital.
The crash remains under investigation.