Urbana man dies in crash

URBANA — One man was killed and another was taken to a local hospital after a single-car accident Saturday afternoon, Dec. 19.

Matthew P. Calland, 19, of Urbana was driving a 2004 Chevrolet pickup truck east on Nine Mile Road, west of Calland Road, when he lost control of the vehicle about 1:54 p.m., officials from the Marysville post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.

The pickup went off the left side of the roadway and overturned. Calland was pronounced dead at the scene.

Ryan A. Hurst, 21, of Urbana, who was a passenger in the truck, was transported to Mercy Memorial Hospital with injuries that were not life threatening, officials said.

The crash remains under investigation. It’s the fifth fatal crash in Champaign County this year.