19-year-old killed in Adams County ATV accident, OSP says

Troopers say they were at the scene of a fatal ATV accident in Adams County Saturday.(File)
Published: Aug. 8, 2022 at 5:40 AM EDT

ADAMS COUNTY, Ohio (WXIX) -A 19-year-old ATV driver was killed Saturday night in Peebles, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

Troopers say that around 7 p.m. Montgomery Myers, 19, was driving northbound on Louisville Road near Degler Road when he failed to turn on a left curve, went off the right side of the road, and then hit a utility pole.

Myers was taken to the Adams County Regional Medical Center, where he later died, troopers said.

It is unclear if speed, drugs, and/or alcohol played a factor in the crash.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

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