ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — Two different accidents kept troopers busy Saturday night in Ross County.
The first happened just after 11 p.m. in Paxton Township.
Troopers said Izayah Jones, 20, Chillicothe, was traveling on route 41 when he went around a curve and drove off the left side of the road, hitting a ditch, striking a utility pole, and overturning. Jones was not injured. One of his passengers, however, Alex Croley, 21, Chillicothe, was flown to Columbus. Another passenger, Zarah Hardesty, 20, also of Chillicothe, was taken to Adena Regional by ambulance.
A second crash happened just after 1 a.m. Sunday morning along route 138.
In that crash, troopers said Zachary Harper, 24, Greenfield, was driving near Lyndon Good Hope Road. Another driver, Scott A. Brown, 51, Washington Court House, drove left-of-center hitting Harper head-on, troopers said.
Two medical helicopters were called for both men, who are reportedly in stable condition.
