CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (February 25, 2024) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a single-vehicle crash that resulted in one fatality on Wilson Run Road in Ross County yesterday evening.
The crash occurred around 7:15 PM on February 24th when a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu driven by Delores Manbevers, 73, of Columbus, Ohio, was traveling northbound on Wilson Run Road near Back Hollow Road.
The vehicle veered off the side of the road and struck a pole. The front-seat passenger, Willard E. Tackett Sr., 84, of Chillicothe, Ohio, sustained critical injuries and was transported to Adena Pike Medical Center in Waverly, where he was pronounced deceased.
The driver, Ms. Manbevers, sustained minor injuries but refused medical treatment at the scene.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted at the scene by Huntington Township EMS, Franklin Township EMS, and the Franklin Township Fire Department.
