Ohio
Man, child killed in crash in Morrow County
MORROW COUNTY, Ohio (WSYX) — A 27-year-old Mount Gilead man and a 10-year-old girl from Marengo were killed in a two-vehicle crash Sunday evening in Lincoln Township, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
The Mount Gilead Post said the crash happened on County Road 25 near state Route 61 in Morrow County.
Skylar Beveridge, 27, of Mount Gilead, was driving a Jeep Liberty eastbound on County Road 25, the patrol said. Brody Vance, 18, of Marion, was driving a GMC Sierra westbound.
Beveridge traveled left of center and the Jeep was struck on the passenger side by Vance’s truck, OSHP said. The Jeep came to rest on the north side of the roadway and the GMC came to rest on the south side.
Vance was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital by Delaware County EMS with serious injuries. Beveridge was taken to Morrow County Hospital by Morrow County EMS, where he died a short time later.
A 10-year-old female passenger in the Jeep died at the scene, OSHP said. The patrol said the occupants in the Jeep were not wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash.