SCIOTO COUNTY, OH. (THECOUNT) — Christopher Ward, of Lucasville, Ohio, has been identified as the victim in a fatal ATV crash Tuesday.

Ward, 51, was operating an ATV around 4:30 p.m. on Big Bear Creek Road, near where he lived, when it crashed fatally injuring him, the Ohio State Highway Patrol says.

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Troopers say it appears Ward simply lost control, went off the road and struck a fence, reports WSAZ.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Ward was not wearing a helmet at the time of the wreck.

Geo quick facts: Lucasville is a census-designated place in Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,757 at the 2010 census. Lucasville is the location of the Scioto County Fairgrounds – Wikipedia.