The 27-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
A Pickaway County crash has claimed a life. The Pickaway County Sheriff's Office reports the two-vehicle, head-on crash occurred just before 7am Thursday.
27-year-old Laura Gatton of Washington Court House was northbound on U.S. Route 62 when she lost control of her vehicle and was struck by Joshua A. Peart of Orient who was driving southbound.
Gatton was pronounced dead at the scene, while Peart was taken to Mt. Carmel Hospital, he was treated and released.
The crash remains under investigation by the Pickaway County Sheriff.