One person is dead after a crash on U.S. Route 40 on Tuesday afternoon. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is investigating the crash that happened at 4:40 p.m. on U.S. Route 40 at Pasadena Avenue.

A six-mile stretch of Route 40 is now a designated safety corridor to help cut down on crashes and to help save lives. Since 2009, this specific portion of Route 40 that runs through Wharton ...