Toddler Killed After Wandering Into Traffic Along U.S. 50 in Ross County

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A two-year-old was killed late Wednesday morning after wandering into traffic along U.S. 50, just outside Chillicothe.

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According to the Chillicothe Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Darrell R. Ankrom, 69, of Washington CH, was eastbound along U.S. 50 on a 2015 tri-wheeled Harley Davidson shortly before 12:00 p.m. when he struck a 2-year-old male juvenile as the child ran onto the roadway and into the path of Mr. Ankrom's trike.

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The collision occurred between State Route 28 and Veterans Parkway.

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The unidentified boy was taken to Adena Medical Center in Chillicothe where he succumbed to his injuries. Mr. Ankrom was not injured.

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The crash remains under investigation.

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Union Township, Scioto Township, Portsmouth Ambulance and Union Township Fire assisted at the scene.


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