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Columbus man killed in single-vehicle crash in Pickaway County

A Columbus man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Pickaway County late Saturday night.

It happened around 10:54pm on Yankeetown Pike in Monroe Township. According to the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office, a Chevy Tahoe, driven by Lucas Hammond, 30, was heading east on Yankeetown Pike when the vehicle went off the left side of the road, over-corrected and then went off the right side of the road. The vehicle rolled over, ejecting Hammond, and came to rest in a field.


Hammond was pronounced dead on the scene by Pickaway County Coroner Dr. John Ellis.

The crash remains under investigation.