A 19-year-old Shiloh man died and a 19-year-old Mansfield woman was seriously injured early Thursday after their car left Robinson Road near Pittenger Road in Weller Township and struck a tree, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The passenger, identified as Conner Yenni, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Troopers with the Mansfield Post responded at 12:13 a.m. to the crash site, according to Ashland Source, which identified the driver as Emma Amert, 19, of Mansfield. A preliminary investigation found that Amert was driving a 2015 Chevrolet Malibu northwest on Robinson Road when the car went off the left side of the roadway and struck a tree, per a report from myfox28columbus.com.
Amert was taken to OhioHealth Mansfield with serious injuries, that station's report states. Yenni, the passenger riding with her, died at the scene as a result of the crash, troopers said. Cleveland 19 News also reported that the crash occurred around 12:15 a.m. Thursday at the Robinson Road location in Richland County.
Multiple Agencies Responded to the Scene
The Richland County Sheriff's Office, the Franklin Township Fire Department and Aber's Towing all assisted at the crash site, the same Ashland Source account notes. The response brought together local law enforcement, fire crews and a towing service to manage the wreck on the rural township road.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol says the crash remains under investigation. No further details about what preceded the Malibu leaving the roadway have been released as troopers continue examining the circumstances of the overnight wreck.
