Woman, 27, killed in Athens head-on crash

ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A woman is dead after a head-on crash in Athens County Sunday morning.

According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at approximately 9:18 a.m. on State Route 682 near Wildwood Lanes in Athens Township.

Monica Leigh Perani, 27, of Corning, Ohio, was driving a 2024 Nissan Sentra northwest on SR-682 when it was hit head-on by a 2016 Ram 1500 pick-up truck that drove left of the center line, police said.

Perani was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the pick-up, a 69-year-old Athens man, was taken to an Athens hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

The investigation into the crash is continuing. Police said both drivers were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash, and that alcohol does not appear to have played a role in the crash. There is no word on what caused the pick-up driver to allegedly cross the center line.

OSHP was assisted at the scene by the Athens County Sheriff's Office, the Athens Police Department, Athens County Fire Department, the Plains Fire Department, Athens County EMS, Athens County Coroner's Office, and the Ohio Department of Transportation.