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ATHENS -- One person was killed in an accident Thursday afternoon on U.S. 33 in Hocking County, the Athens Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported.
A 2016 Audi Q5 driven by Caitlyn Laughlin of Grove City, Ohio, was traveling east on U.S. 33 where a 2022 Freightliner Cascadia pulling a 2016 Wabash Trailer operated by John Ashley of Winchester, Tenn., was traveling west on U.S. 33, the patrol said.
Laughlin failed to maintain control, drove off the left edge of the eastbound lanes into the grass median, then entered the westbound lanes and struck the Freightliner head on, the patrol said. Both the Audi and the Freightliner came to final rest on the right berm of the westbound lanes of U.S. 33.
Both parties were wearing seatbelts, the patrol said.
Laughlin was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Hocking County Coroner. Ashley reported no injuries.
The accident happened around 5 p.m.
Troopers were assisted by the Logan Fire Department, Logan Police Department, Hocking County Sheriff's Office, Hocking County Coroner's Office, the State Fire Marshal's Office, Ohio Department of Transportation, Hocking Hills Towing and Marty's Wrecker Service.
The crash remains under investigation, the patrol said.