FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio — The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed one person Thursday night on state Route 161.
The crash happened at 9:13 p.m. near West Dublin Granville Road and Fiesta Drive in Perry Township.
The sheriff’s office said the driver was traveling west when they went off the right side of the road into a ditch and struck a telephone pole and tree.
Deputies along with Perry Township police and Columbus Division of Fire personnel responded to the scene.
The driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene by medics at 9:25 p.m. The sheriff’s office has not released the victim’s name at this time.
Anyone with additional information is asked to please contact the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Crash Investigation Unit at 614-525-6113.
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