CHAMPAIGN COUNTY — An 18-year-old is dead after a crash in Champaign County Sunday night.
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The crash happened around 11:37 p.m. on State Route 235, just north of State Route 29, in Champaign County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP).
An initial report revealed 18-year-old Jackson Scott, of Quincy, was driving a 2009 Ford Focus northbound on SR 235 when he swerved to avoid hitting an animal.
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Scott lost control of his Ford. He went off the road and hit a tree, OSHP reported.
Scott died at the scene from his injuries.
A passenger was injured and flown to Miami Valley Hospital. Their current condition was not immediately made known.
The crash remains under investigation.
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