MORROW COUNTY, Ohio — A 27-year-old man and a 10-year-old girl were killed in a two-vehicle crash Sunday evening in Morrow County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
The crash happened shortly before 7 p.m. on County Road 25, near state Route 61 in Lincoln Township. Investigators said 27-year-old Skylar Beveridge, of Mount Gilead, was driving a 2003 Jeep Liberty east on County Road 25 when his vehicle crossed the center line and was struck on the passenger side by a westbound 2011 GMC Sierra driven by an 18-year-old man.
Beveridge was taken to Morrow County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A 10-year-old girl riding in his vehicle died at the scene, troopers said. The other driver was transported to Riverside Methodist Hospital with serious injuries.
OSHP reported that both Beveridge and the girl were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash. Drugs and alcohol are not suspected factors, and the incident remains under investigation.
