Two Ohio University students killed in crash in Athens Two Ohio University students were killed in a crash in Athen’s Sunday morning. (Source: FOX19 NOW/file) By Maggy Mcdonel | December 27, 2020 at 6:58 PM EST - Updated December 28 at 5:17 PM ATHENS, Ohio (FOX19) - Two Ohio University students were killed in a crash in Athens Sunday morning. Officers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol say the crash was first reported by a passerby a little after 8:30 a.m. Laiken Salyers, 23, of Wheelersburg, Ohio, and Richard Turner, 20, of East Orange, New Jersey, were traveling eastbound on Dairy Lane near the intersection of South Park Drive in a 2013 Chevy Cruze.