CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The Chillicothe Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a one-vehicle fatal crash that occurred on Wilson Run Road near Back Hollow Road in Ross County.
According to authorities, on Saturday at approximately 7:15 PM, a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu, driven by Delores Manbevers, 73, of Columbus, was traveling northwest on Wilson Run Road. The vehicle was also occupied by front seat passenger Willard E. Tackett Sr., 84, of Chillicothe. The Chevrolet sedan traveled off the side of the roadway and struck a pole.
Tackett was transported to Adena Pike Medical Center in Waverly by Huntington Township EMS, where he was pronounced deceased. Manbevers sustained minor injuries and refused medical treatment at the scene.
Authorities are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.