18-year-old ejected and killed in single-vehicle crash in Putnam County, 16-year-old driver injured The fatal wreck happened in Putnam County's Liberty Township on State Route 109, just north of Road X early Saturday. Author: WTOL Newsroom Updated: 1:29 PM EDT April 3, 2021 PUTNAM COUNTY, Ohio — An 18-year-old passenger died after a single-vehicle rollover crash in Putnam County's Liberty Township early Saturday morning and the vehicle's 16-year-old driver was hospitalized, according to troopers. Just before 4 a.m., troopers with the Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol and Putnam County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a report of a crash on State Route 109 just north of Road X.