KNOX CO., OH (WCMH) — One person is dead after a one-car crash in Knox County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
It happened around 5:30pm on Tuesday in the area of Treaty Road north of North Liberty Road in Pike Township.
29-year-old Tyler Niebel was driving southbound on Treaty Road. He drove off the right side of the roadway, hitting an embankment, a utility pole, a fence and an underground gas line, before overturning onto the right side of the car.
He was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries. Niebel had two passengers on board at the time of the crash. 23-year-old Benjamin Niebel was also taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.
51-year-old Daniel Niebel was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol said in a release, seatbelts weren’t used and alcohol is considered a factor in the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.