LICKING COUNTY, OH. (THECOUNT) — Louis Lamar Harris, 33, of Columbus, Ohio and Michael Russell McElroy, of Newark, Ohio, have been identified as the victims in a Monday double-fatal vehicle crash in Licking County.
Harris, 33, and 23-year-old McElroy, were both killed in an early Monday single-vehicle crash near Newark.
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According to reports, Harris was operating a vehicle in the area of 214 Oakwood Ave in Newark, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle wrecked Monday morning around 2 a.m.
Harris and McElroy were both pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.
A third man, 35-year-old Bradley Elswick, of Newark, was discovered outside the vehicle and was transported to an area hospital in unknown condition.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Licking County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 166,492. Its county seat is Newark. The county was formed on January 30, 1808 from portions of Fairfield County. It is named for the salt licks that were in the area – Wikipedia.