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Fatal 4-wheeler crash in Mercer County, victim 15-year-old boy

GIBSON TWP. — A 15-year-old boy was killed in a four-wheeler crash on State Line Road in Mercer County late Friday night.

Investigators say Jake D. Muhlenkamp was driving north on State Line Road just before midnight when he drove off the right side of the road and struck a utility pole.

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Muhlenkamp was reportedly thrown from the four-wheeler and pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash occurred just north of Fox Road in Gibson Twp.

The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office, Fort Recovery Fire Department, St. Henry EMS and Fort Recovery Police responded to the scene.

Franchesca Hackworth, WHIO

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