Press release — Ohio State Highway Patrol, Chillicothe Post
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — A wrong-way driver caused a head-on crash on U.S. 23 at the State Route 159 exit ramp in Ross County on Thursday afternoon, and both drivers were flown to a Columbus hospital with injuries troopers described as non-life-threatening.
Troopers from the Chillicothe Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to the two-vehicle crash at approximately 3:20 p.m. on October 29, 2026, according to the Patrol.
A 2015 Kia Soul operated by Kiyah McManus, 21, of Circleville, was traveling northbound on the exit ramp from State Route 159 to U.S. 23, going the wrong direction, the Patrol said. A 2011 Volkswagen Jetta operated by Logan Spray, 43, of Waverly, was traveling southbound on U.S. 23 and began to take the exit for State Route 159 when it was struck head-on by the Kia Soul.
McManus was transported to Adena Regional Medical Center by Springfield Township EMS and then taken by MedFlight to Grant Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Patrol. Her rear juvenile passenger was not injured and was released to family at the scene.
Spray was transported from the scene by MedFlight to Grant Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, the Patrol said.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted on scene by Springfield Township Fire and EMS, Green Township Fire and EMS, and the Ross County Sheriff’s Office. U.S. 23 and the exit ramp to State Route 159 were closed for approximately 30 minutes while the crash was investigated.
The crash remains under investigation.
