BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio –
One man was killed and another man injured early Wednesday morning in a fatal vehicle accident in Belmont County, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol.
An Ohio Highway Patrol official told River News Network that the incident happened on State Route 9 southbound near milepost 20 in Wheeling Township near Fairpoint around 2:05 a.m.
The driver, Demario E. Smith, 34, of Cleveland, was killed when his 2007 Chevy Silverado failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway and traveled off the left side of the roadway striking a guardrail and a tree.
The passenger, Lamier Bray, 35, also from Cleveland, Ohio, was airlifted to UPMC for medical treatment.
The Ohio Highway Patrol, Cumberland Trail Fire Department, Belmont County Sheriff’s Office, Harrison County Sheriff’s Office and the St. Clairsville Police Department responded to the scene.
An Ohio Highway Patrol official said the crash remains under investigation.
