FR man died in crash Sunday

A Fort Recovery man died and two children were injured in a vehicle accident Sunday afternoon in Ohio.

Kimo K. Bechtol, 44, died after his vehicle struck a guardrail and flipped off Ohio 49 in Gibson Township, Mercer County, Ohio. Passengers Kolson Bechtol, 13, and Leah Bechtol, 8, also sustained injuries from the accident.

Kimo Bechtol was driving a Dodge Ram 1500 north on the highway near 972 Ohio 49 about 3 p.m. Sunday when the vehicle crossed the center line, according to an accident report from Mercer County Sheriff’s Office. Bechtol’s vehicle continued to drift into the opposite lane before going off the west side of the road and striking a guardrail. The impact caused Bechtol’s vehicle to become airborne and flip sideways an unknown amount of times, the report says, heading northwest before hitting an embankment.

Kimo Bechtol was pronounced dead at the scene.

Kolson Bechtol sustained serious injuries, and Leah Bechtol sustained minor injuries, according to the report. Kolson Bechtol was trapped inside and had to be extricated from the vehicle. Kolson and Leah Bechtol were transported by Saint Henry Emergency Medical Service personnel to Mercer Health of Coldwater, Ohio, for treatment.

The vehicle was towed.