PIKETON, Ohio — The Portsmouth Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred on SR-32 near Tipton Lane in Pike County. The incident occurred at approximately 10:51 p.m. on Monday night.
According to the highway patrol, a Volvo backhoe was traveling westbound on SR-32 when it was struck in the rear by a 2013 Chevy Silverado. The Silverado then traveled off the right side of the roadway and caught on fire.
The operator of the Volvo backhoe, Kendall Scaggs, 61, was transported to Adena Pike Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. The operator of the Silverado, 66-year-old Hal Smith, was pronounced deceased on the scene by the Pike County Coroner.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
