A teenager is dead after a Monday morning crash in Pickaway County.
The Sheriff there says that the fatal accident occurred on S.R. 104, north of S.R. 316 at around 11 a.m.
According to Sheriff Robert Radcliff, a Honda Pilot was southbound on S.R. 104 north of S.R. 316 and veered off the right side of the road running into a guard rail. The guard rail pierced the grill, went all the way through the cabin and out of the rear of the vehicle. The passenger, a 17-year-old male, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Pickaway County Coroner. The 17-year-old driver was transported by Harrison Township Fire Department to Mount Carmel Hospital with minor injuries, the Sheriff said.
The Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by South Bloomfield Police Department, the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Harrison Township Fire and EMS, Scioto Township Fire and EMS, and the Ohio Department of Transportation.
Sheriff Radcliff said the accident is currently under investigation.