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WHIZ News ZPD Investigates Fatal Accident on West Main Street The Zanesville Police Department is investigating a fatal accident Monday evening.  It happened around 8:00 p.m. on West Main Street by Gant Municipal Stadium.  Chief Tony Coury says 41-year-old Adam Barnhart of Zanesville was traveling east, went left of center and struck head-on another vehicle heading west.  That car was driven by 28-year-old April Compton, also of Zanesville.  Barnhart was killed in the crash.  Compton, who...

ZANESVILLE, Ohio – Authorities in Zanesville are investigating a fatal car accident, from Monday evening. According to the Zanesville Police Department, the crash occurred around 8:00 p.m. on West Main Street by Gant Municipal Stadium. Reports say, 41-year-old Adam Barnhart of Zanesville was traveling eastbound, when he allegedly went left of center, and struck a westbound vehicle head-on, driven by 28-year-old April Compton, also of Zanesville. Compton suffered serious injuries as a result o...

Man killed, woman seriously injured in head-on crash ZANESVILLE - A 41-year-old Zanesville man died Monday night after going left of center on West Main Street and striking a car carrying a family of four head-on in front of Gant Stadium. Adam Barnhart was killed on scene in his Chevy sedan but was later pronounced dead at Genesis Hospital, Chief Tony Coury said.  The car Barnhart struck, an Acura sedan, was carrying 29-year-old April Compton, 27-year-old Jacob Hatcher and two children, ages...