WELLER TOWNSHIP, OH. (THECOUNT) — Conner Yenni, 19, of Shiloh, Ohio, was killed and Emma Amert, 19, of Mansfield, was seriously injured early Thursday in a single-vehicle crash in Richland County.
The fatal crash occurred shortly after midnight on November 12 on Robinson Road near Pittenger Road in Weller Township, northeast of Mansfield, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
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Amert was driving a 2015 Chevrolet Malibu northwest on Robinson Road when the vehicle traveled off the left side of the roadway and struck a tree, according to the patrol’s preliminary investigation.
Yenni, a passenger in the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene. Amert was transported to OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital with serious injuries.
Troopers from the Mansfield Post responded to the crash at approximately 12:13 a.m. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office, Franklin Township Fire Department and Aber’s Towing also assisted at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
The collision occurred on Robinson Road near Pittenger Road in Weller Township, in northeastern Richland County, near Mansfield in north-central Ohio.
Google Maps: Robinson Road and Pittenger Road, Weller Township, OH (approximate location)
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