COLUMBUS – A Circleville woman was killed and a Grove City man critically injured in a two-vehicle head-on crash in southern Franklin County early Tuesday.
Olivia Wright was traveling southbound on state route 104, south of Hiner Road, at approximately 1:15 a.m. when a Chevrolet Silverado pickup crossed the center line and struck Wright’s Chevrolet Sonic head-on, Franklin County Sheriff Dallas Baldwin said.
Wright, 22, was pronounced dead at the scene by Jackson Township Fire Medics, Baldwin said.
The driver of the pickup, 25-year-old Benjamin Shuler, was taken to Mount Carmel East Hospital in critical condition, Baldwin said.
The sheriff’s office continues to investigate whether drugs or alcohol played a role in this crash. Baldwin says neither of the drivers were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash.
State Route 104 was closed in both directions of travel for about six hours