WELLER TOWNSHIP — A 19-year-old man was killed and a 19-year-old woman was seriously injured early Thursday in a one-vehicle crash in Richland County, authorities said.
Troopers with the Mansfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded at 12:13 a.m. to Robinson Road near Pittenger Road in Weller Township in the northeastern part of the county.
According to a preliminary investigation, Emma Amert, 19, of Mansfield, was driving a 2015 Chevrolet Malibu northwest on Robinson Road. Her vehicle went off the left side of the roadway and struck a tree, according to troopers.
A passenger in the vehicle, Conner Yenni, 19, of Shiloh, was pronounced dead at the scene. Amert was transported to OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital with serious injuries.
The Richland County Sheriff’s Office, the Franklin Township Fire Department and Aber’s Towing assisted at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation, according to the patrol.
