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Lawrence Co. Crash Claims Three
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers are investigating a single-vehicle crash that claimed the lives of three people in Lawrence County.
Troopers say the driver of a 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee lost control along County Road 12 in Rome Township Sunday around 8 p.m. and hit a tree.
Troopers say 52-year-old Greg Fortner of Chesapeake , 51-year-old Jami Wood, of Huntington, and 44-year-old Marian Jury, also of Huntington, died in the accident.
Law enforcement shut down the road for more than six hours following the crash.