A 19-year-old man was killed and another teenager seriously injured when their Chevrolet Malibu left the roadway and crashed into a tree shortly after midnight Thursday in Richland County, Ohio. The passenger, identified as Conner Yenni of Shiloh, was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver, Emma Amert, 19, of Mansfield, was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries.
The crash happened on November 12 along Robinson Road near Pittenger Road in Weller Township, northeast of Mansfield. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the two were traveling northwest in a 2015 Chevrolet Malibu when the vehicle went off the left side of the road.
The car then struck a tree. The collision killed Yenni, who was riding in the passenger seat. Despite the response from emergency crews, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Amert survived but sustained serious injuries in the wreck. She was taken to OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital, where she received medical care. Authorities have not released further details about her condition.
State troopers assigned to the Mansfield Post responded at approximately 12:13 a.m. The timing of the response places the crash in the early hours of Thursday, shortly after the new day had begun.
Several local emergency agencies also assisted. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office and Franklin Township Fire Department responded, while Aber’s Towing provided assistance at the scene.
What caused the vehicle to leave the roadway has not yet been established. The Ohio State Highway Patrol is continuing its investigation, and its preliminary findings identify the vehicle’s movement off the left side of Robinson Road before it struck the tree.
The fatal collision took place in Weller Township, in northeastern Richland County, near Mansfield in north-central Ohio. With one teenager dead and another seriously hurt, investigators are still working to establish the circumstances surrounding the crash.