FHS student dies following weekend crash
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A Fairfield High School student died Tuesday after sustaining injuries during a car crash over the holiday weekend, according to the Wilmington Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
According to Chris Crisafi of the OSHP, 17-year-old Stephen Barcus died following the crash Saturday on Larrick Road in Clinton County.
Crisafi said that the vehicle Barcus was driving was traveling southbound on Larrick Road, when he lost control. The vehicle went off the left side of the roadway and rolled several times.
Both Barcus and his passenger, Austin Palmer, 16, were taken to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.
Barcus was taken by CareFlight, and Palmer was transported by ambulance.
The Post reported that Barcus died from his injuries on Tuesday.
Palmer was reported as having non-life-threatening injuries.
Barcus would have been a senior at FHS in the 2011-12 school year. The 5-4, 110-pound athlete known as "Peanut" played soccer and basketball for the Lions.
Crisafi said that "unsafe" speed is believed to have been a factor in the crash, and it is estimated that the vehicle was traveling 65-70 mph at the time of the crash.
The incident remains under investigation by the Wilmington Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.[[In-content Ad]]
According to Chris Crisafi of the OSHP, 17-year-old Stephen Barcus died following the crash Saturday on Larrick Road in Clinton County.
Crisafi said that the vehicle Barcus was driving was traveling southbound on Larrick Road, when he lost control. The vehicle went off the left side of the roadway and rolled several times.
Both Barcus and his passenger, Austin Palmer, 16, were taken to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.
Barcus was taken by CareFlight, and Palmer was transported by ambulance.
The Post reported that Barcus died from his injuries on Tuesday.
Palmer was reported as having non-life-threatening injuries.
Barcus would have been a senior at FHS in the 2011-12 school year. The 5-4, 110-pound athlete known as "Peanut" played soccer and basketball for the Lions.
Crisafi said that "unsafe" speed is believed to have been a factor in the crash, and it is estimated that the vehicle was traveling 65-70 mph at the time of the crash.
The incident remains under investigation by the Wilmington Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.[[In-content Ad]]