MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP – A 16-year-old boy was killed and another 16-year-old boy was hospitalized after a one-car crash on Thursday afternoon, according to the Mansfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
The incident took place at approximately 1:25 p.m. on Peterson Road in Mifflin Township of Richland County, the Patrol stated. No names were released at the time of publication.
According to a press release from the OSHP, the crash occurred when a 2009 Blue Chevrolet Impala driven by a 16-year-old male, traveled off the right side of the road striking a ditch and a tree. The Impala was also occupied by a 16-year-old male passenger, who was from Mansfield too.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger was transported to Ohio Health Mansfield for treatment.
Both occupants were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the crash. The crash remains under further investigation at this time.
Mifflin and Madison Township Fire and EMS assisted on the scene as well as the Richland County Sheriff Department, Richland County Coroner’s Office and Gibbs Towing.
