Alcohol, Drugs Suspected Factors In Weekend Athens County Crash

The Ohio Highway Patrol suspects alcohol and drugs were factors in a fatal crash in Athens County on Sunday morning. Troopers say 28-year-old driver Travis Barber was injured when his vehicle failed to negotiate a curve on State Route 144 and crashed into a ditch. His passenger, 54-year-old  Michael Taylor, was killed.  The patrol says neither man was wearing a seatbelt.

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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.