SOUTH WEBSTER, Ohio — A 16-year-old South Webster boy was killed Tuesday afternoon when the ATV he was riding was struck by a pickup truck on State Route 140 in Bloom Township, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Troopers from the Portsmouth Post responded to the two-vehicle crash at about 3:06 p.m. Nov. 10 on SR 140, the patrol said.
A preliminary investigation found Levi H. Risner, 16, of South Webster, was driving a 2004 Honda TRX350 four-wheeler and turning left onto SR 140 from New Globe Road when the ATV failed to yield and was struck by a 2026 Ford Bronco, according to the patrol. The Bronco, driven by Samantha J. Haddox, 44, of Greenup, Kentucky, had been traveling southwest on SR 140.
Risner died at the scene, the patrol said.
Haddox was taken by Bloom Township Ambulance to Southern Ohio Medical Center with minor injuries, according to the patrol.
Bloom Township Fire Department, Bloom Township Emergency Ambulance Service and the Scioto County Coroner’s Office assisted troopers at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation by the Portsmouth Post.
The information contained in this story was obtained from the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
