SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio — A 55-year-old woman died Tuesday from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash over the weekend in Scioto County, authorities said.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol said Ronda R. Smith of West Portsmouth was driving a 2017 Kia Niro northwest on Careys Run Pond Creek Road near U.S. 52 when the crash occurred Saturday at 9:39 p.m. According to troopers, Smith veered off the left side of the roadway and struck a utility pole.
Smith was flown to Grant Medical Center in Columbus, where she succumbed to her injuries on March 19, investigators said.
Alcohol is suspected as a factor in the crash, according to the highway patrol.
The Washington Township Fire Department and Portsmouth Ambulance assisted troopers at the scene.
The investigation is ongoing.