MT. STERLING, Ohio — Two men died early Sunday morning after a utility terrain vehicle (ATV) crashed in a field in Pickaway County, authorities said.
Sheriff Matthew O. Hafey said the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call around 4:25 a.m. reporting the crash in the 14000 block of Yankeetown Pike. Deputies, along with personnel from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and Tri-County Fire Department, responded to the scene.
The two occupants of the ATV, identified as Mahlon Riddick, 42, of Circleville, and Lucas Ryan, 19, of New Holland, were pronounced dead at the scene, according to the sheriff’s office.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office. No further details were immediately available.