PIKE COUNTY, Ohio — The Ohio Highway Patrol is investigating a one-vehicle fatal crash that occurred on Grassy Fork Road near Union Road in Pike County, which claimed the life of a Chillicothe man.
According to the authorities, the crash was reported to the Portsmouth post of the patrol Thursday around 3:30 p.m.
Reports state that a 2000 Ford Ranger was traveling eastbound on Grassy Fork Road when it lost control, veered off the right side of the roadway, and collided with a tree.
The driver, identified as Jeremiah Beckett, 42, of Chillicothe, was pronounced dead on the scene by the Pike County Coroner.
The patrol has not yet revealed the cause of the accident, but the investigation is ongoing.