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Two OU Students Killed In Weekend Crash

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published December 28, 2020 at 5:18 AM EST

The Ohio Highway Patrol says two Ohio University students died Sunday in a one-vehicle crash on Dairy Lane near South Park Drive in Athens. Troopers say the vehicle overturned and became partially submerged in a creek, killing 23-year-old Laiken Salyers and 20-year-old Richard Turner. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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Jim Letizia
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.
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