A 17-year-old from Powell died Friday night after the car he was driving went off Klondike Road in Concord Township, struck a tree and caught fire, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol in a report by The Columbus Dispatch. WSYX in Columbus also reported the teenager’s death in the Friday night crash in Delaware County.
The crash happened around 9:30 p.m. Friday, November 6, on Klondike Road near Freshwater Road, northeast of Powell, The Columbus Dispatch reported, citing the patrol. WSYX likewise reported that a 17-year-old from Powell was driving along Klondike Road near Freshwater Road around 9:30 p.m. when the car drifted left of center.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the teenager was driving a 2022 Kia Forte southeast on Klondike Road when the car went left of center and off the left side of the roadway, according to The Columbus Dispatch. The Kia struck a tree and then became engulfed in flames, the patrol said, according to the Dispatch.
The teenager died at the scene, the patrol said, according to The Columbus Dispatch. The driver has not been identified.
The patrol said the cause of the crash remains under investigation, and that drugs or alcohol are not considered factors, The Columbus Dispatch reported.
Klondike Road is a two-lane road through Concord Township in southern Delaware County, near the Powell city limits. The Dispatch report did not describe any extended road closure from the crash investigation. NewsForce247 will update this story when the Ohio State Highway Patrol or the Delaware County Coroner’s Office releases the teenager’s name and further findings from the investigation.