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OSHP: One person dead, another injured in Adams County crash

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Posted 1:21 PM, Dec 22, 2024
and last updated 3:43 PM, Dec 22, 2024

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio — One person is dead after a crash overnight in Liberty Township in Adams County, Ohio State Highway Patrol said.

OSHP said the crash happened just after midnight Sunday.

Officials said 49-year-old Marty Dotson of West Union drove a Chevy Malibu off the road on State Route 136 before hitting a tree. Dotson was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 41-year-old man also in the vehicle was taken to Adams County Regional Medical Center with serious injuries, OSHP said.

Officers said Dotson was not wearing a seat belt, but the passenger was.

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