Mary Alice Reporting –

Friday afternoon, at around 4pm, Ohio State Highway Patrol Troopers responded to Salt Fork Road to investigate an accident.

In a release, from the New Philadelphia Post, Lela Dale was operating a Polaris recreational vehicle northbound on Country Road 3 and when attempting to make a left turn onto a private drive, failed to yield to an oncoming pickup truck and was struck.

The 65-year-old, of Kimbolton, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced at the scene. The pickup driver was not injured.

The crash remains under investigation with OSP noting a safety belt and helmet were not being worn.

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