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Tractor accident leaves one dead

The Monroe County Sheriff’s office said it's still investigating a tractor accident that happened  Friday at SR. 45 near the Greene County line.

Two men were riding on the tractor. Justin Ratliff was driving and Larry Martindale was pointing out the property that needed to be mowed.

Ratliff hit a ditch and the impact threw Martindale off the tractor. The tractor drove over Martindale. He later died of his injuries.

Sara Wittmeyer is the News Bureau Chief for WFIU and WTIU. Sara has more than two decades of journalism experience. She led the creation of the converged WFIU/WTIU Newsroom in 2010 and previously served with KBIA at the University of Missouri, WNKU at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, KY, and at WCPO News in Cincinnati.