7/17/17 – 7:16 A.M.

An ATV crash injured a Putnam County man Sunday night. The State Highway Patrol reports the crash happened near Kalida on Road 19 near the intersection with Road L.

Investigators say 29-year-old Ryan Hamilton of Cloverdale was driving the ATV southbound on the road when he suddenly hit the brakes, causing the ATV to flip over. Hamilton wasn’t wearing a helmet. Authorities believe alcohol may have been a factor in the crash.

No other details were immediately available.