One person was killed and another injured in a single-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on Galena Pike in West Portsmouth, authorities said.
According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, 34-year-old Robert C. Spencer of West Portsmouth was driving a 2007 Dodge Nitro SUV northbound on Galena Pike near Washington Boulevard when the vehicle went off the right side of the road and struck a guardrail and a fence.
Troopers said Spencer was fatally injured and died at the scene.
A passenger, 31-year-old Olivia D. Howard, was taken to Southern Ohio Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
OSHP said seat belts were not used by either person.
The crash remains under investigation.