From a Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release
On Sunday, November 1, at 12:19 a.m., deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department were called to the scene of a UTV accident with injuries in the 15000 block of Snail Creek Road.
Through their investigation, deputies determined Valerie M. Ripperger, age 19 of West Harrison, was operating a 2017 Polaris Rzr eastbound on Snail Creek Road. Ripperger failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway, causing the vehicle to run off the roadway and rolling over multiple times.
Two passengers in the UTV were injured. Shelby L. Hoke, age 21 of Huber Heights, Ohio, and Rose M. Coppridge, age 18 of Mason, Ohio, were transported by Franklin County E.M.S. to Margaret Mary Hospital in Batesville for treatment of injuries sustained in the accident.
Deputies were assisted at the scene by Franklin County E.M.S. 2 and 3, as well as the Brookville Volunteer Fire Department. The accident remains under investigation.