Athens County Crash Claims One Life

The State Highway Patrol says an 18-year-old man has been killed in a single vehicle crash in Stewart. Troopers say Michael Rood drove off the right side of a road and struck an embankment and a tree last night in the Athens County town. Troopers say he was not wearing a seat belt and alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the crash.

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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.