A juvenile passenger has died after a vehicle left the road and slammed head-on into a tree in Violet Township on Monday afternoon. The crash happened near 8060 Refugee Road NW at about 3:45 p.m., and the investigation is still open.
According to the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office on Facebook, deputies who arrived at the scene found that the vehicle had veered off the roadway to the right before striking the tree. The sheriff's office described the incident as a single-vehicle crash with injuries.
Three Taken to Hospitals by Violet Township Medics
The adult female driver was taken by Violet Township medics to Mount Carmel East for treatment, the sheriff's office said. Two juvenile passengers were transported by the same medics to Children's Hospital.
The Franklin County Coroner's Office later notified the sheriff's office that one of the juvenile passengers had been pronounced deceased at Children's Hospital.
Driver Still Hospitalized as Investigation Continues
The second juvenile passenger has since been discharged from the hospital, the release states. The adult female driver remains hospitalized, and no update on her condition was provided.
The sheriff's office said the crash remains under investigation and that no additional information was available at the time of its release. Details such as the cause of the crash have not been made public. nbc4i.com likewise reported that one child died in the single-vehicle crash near 8060 Refugee Road Northwest.
