HARRISON TOWNSHIP — A Howard teen was killed and four others were hurt in a one-vehicle crash on Sunday at 2:40 p.m. in Knox County, according to the Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
James Bristow II, 18, of Howard, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
According to the Patrol, Blaine Cline, 19, of Howard, was operating a silver 2009 Kia Spectra southbound on Township Road 233. Cline drove off the right side, overcorrected, drove off the left side of the road, struck a tree and overturned. Also in the vehicle were Bristow, Bruce Caruthers, 18, of Mount Vernon, Faith Straight, 16, of Mount Vernon, and Ryland Rine, 17, of Mount Vernon.
Cline, Caruthers and Straight were flown to Grant Medical Center. Rine was transported to Knox Community Hospital.
The crash took place on Township Road 233 (Monroe Mills Road) near County Road 33 (Zion Road), in Harrison Township, Knox County.
The driver was wearing his seatbelt and all passengers were not wearing their seatbelts at the time of the crash. Alcohol and drugs are not suspected factors in this crash.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted by the Mount Vernon Fire Department, Eastern Knox Joint Fire and EMS, and the Knox County Sheriff’s Office.
The traffic crash remains under investigation by the Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
