A man riding a lawn mower was critically injured after being struck by a Ford Explorer Wednesday morning. Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers said the victim, a Newbury Township employee, was working when he was hit.

Sen. Johnnie Turner, a Republican from Harlan, has been hospitalized following an accident involving a riding lawn mower Sunday afternoon. In a statement Monday morning, Senate President Robert Stivers,

Harlan, drove the mower into the deep end of an empty swimming pool at his home, Kentucky State Police Trooper Shane Jacobs told WYMT-TV Monday.

Harlan, drove the mower into the deep end of an empty swimming pool at his home, said Kentucky State Police Trooper Shane Jacobs. He said state police were called just before 8 p.m., and they responded to the scene with the local fire department and emergency medical services.