One dead, one critical after car crashes into tree in Huber Ridge

HUBER RIDGE, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead and another is in critical condition after a car crashed into a tree Saturday night in Huber Ridge in Blendon Township, per the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.

FCSO states that just before 10:30 p.m., the driver of a Toyota Camry was driving on Mexico Avenue near Bashaw Drive when they drove off the road, hit a fire hydrant, and then crashed into a tree.

The driver was taken by medics to Mt. Carmel East in critical condition while a passenger was pronounced dead at St. Ann's Hospital.

According to the sheriff's office, alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash.