ROWSBURG – A 15-year-old waiting for a school bus was struck by a pickup truck Friday morning in a crash early Friday morning on County Road 175 north of U.S. 250.
According to the Ashland Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, at approximately 6:35 a.m., 28-year-old Richard Salyer of Polk was driving a 2012 Dodge Ram truck south on County Road 175 and failed to maintain control.
Salyer drove off the right side of the road and struck a mailbox before continuing on and striking a 15-year-old who was standing in a driveway waiting for the school bus. Salyer struck an embankment before finally coming to rest.
Salyer was wearing his seat belt and maintained minor injuries.
The 15-year-old sustained incapacitating injuries and was transported to University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center and later was taken by ambulance to Akron Children’s Hospital. The Highway Patrol is not identifying the victim.
Polk Jackson Fire Department was on the scene of the accident. Drugs and alcohol are not considered to be factors in the crash.
The accident remains under investigation.
