WHEELERSBURG, OH : Coaches remember legacy of OU student killed in accident on Sunday, 27th December 2020

Two people identified as Ohio University students were killed in a crash in the city of Athens around 8:30 Sunday morning.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol says 23-year-old Laiken Nicole Salyers of Wheelersburg, Ohio, and 20-year-old Richard R. Turner of East Orange, New Jersey, were driving east on Dairy Lane when they lost control of their 2013 Chevy Cruz.

Authorities say the car slid on the ice-covered roadway before overturning and becoming partially submerged in a creek.

Ohio University issued the following statement after the accident:

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