Conner Yenni, a 19-year-old from Shiloh, Ohio, was killed in a late-night crash in Richland County, while another teenager was left seriously injured after the car they were traveling in slammed into a tree. The crash happened shortly after midnight Thursday, November 12, on Robinson Road near Pittenger Road in Weller Township, northeast of Mansfield.
Yenni was riding as a passenger in a 2015 Chevrolet Malibu driven by 19-year-old Emma Amert of Mansfield. The two were traveling northwest along Robinson Road when the vehicle suddenly left the left side of the roadway and struck a tree, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s preliminary investigation.
The impact proved fatal for Yenni. He was pronounced dead at the scene, leaving no chance for emergency crews to save him. He was just 19 years old.
Amert, who was behind the wheel, survived the crash but suffered serious injuries. Emergency responders transported her to OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital for treatment. The extent of her injuries has not been publicly detailed.
Troopers from the Mansfield Post received the call and responded to the scene at approximately 12:13 a.m. The crash had taken place just after midnight, turning what was an ordinary stretch of road into the scene of a fatal collision.
The Richland County Sheriff’s Office, Franklin Township Fire Department and Aber’s Towing also assisted at the scene. Emergency crews worked alongside state troopers as they responded to the wreck and handled the aftermath.
Investigators are still working to determine exactly what led the Chevrolet Malibu to leave the roadway. The Ohio State Highway Patrol has not announced any additional findings, and the crash remains under investigation.
The collision happened on Robinson Road near Pittenger Road in Weller Township, in northeastern Richland County, near Mansfield in north-central Ohio. Yenni’s death and Amert’s serious injuries have left the circumstances of the crash at the center of an ongoing investigation.