CLARK COUNTY — A 17-year-old girl is dead after a crash in Clark County on Wednesday morning.
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State troopers from the Springfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) and medics responded around 5:37 a.m. to the 6400 block of Fairfield Pike on reports that a vehicle had hit a tree.
“Somebody crashed across the street from my house,” a 911 caller told dispatchers.
The driver, identified by state troopers as 17-year-old Abigail Campbell, of Springfield, was driving a 2002 Dodge Stratus west on Fairfield Pike when the car went off the road and hit a tree.
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Campbell was pronounced dead at the scene.
State troopers on the scene told News Center 7 she was on her way to Bible study when the crash happened.
While the crash remains under investigation, state troopers on the scene mentioned she may have failed to negotiate a curve, causing her car to go off the road.
News Center 7’s Amber Jenkins spoke with the woman who called 911. As reported on News Center 7 at 5:30, she said the curve on the road can be tricky for young drivers.
News Center 7 also learned Campbell was a Greenon Local Schools student who attended Clark County Career Technical Center. Superintendent Darrin Knapke shared a statement on her passing.
We are deeply saddened to share that one of our community students, Abigail Campbell, has tragically passed away following a single car accident. Abigail was a student at the Clark County Career Technical Center (CTC) and a member of our Greenon Girls Tennis Team.
We are keeping Abigail’s family, friends, CTC and our Greenon community in our thoughts and prayers during this unimaginable time. To support our students during this difficult time, our Traumatic Event Crisis Intervention Plan (TECIP) team, along with counselors, will be available the remainder of the week to meet with any student who may need support.
— Darrin Knapke, Superintendent, Greenon Local Schools
The crash remains under investigation.
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