(10-14-24) Yesterday at 3:04pm Kimo Bechtol (44) of Fort Recovery was northbound on SR 49 in a 2014 Dodge truck near Fox Road when he went left of center for an unknown reason, traveled off the left side of the roadway, struck a guardrail and went down an embankment.

Bechtol was pronounced deceased at the scene. Bechtol  had two passengers. a 8 year old and a 13 year old, in his vehicle, both were transported to Mercer Health and later sent to another hospital for further treatment.  

At the crash scene the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Fort Recovery Fire, Burkettsville Fire, Saint Henry EMS And MCERV. 

This case remains under investigation.