A Columbus man, who was injured Sunday in an off-road vehicle crash in Ripley County, has passed away. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says that 51-year-old Thomas Johnson died Monday at approximately 1:23 p.m. at the University of Cincinnati Hospital.

DNR officials say that at approximately 5:35 p.m. on Sunday, Johnson was found pinned and unresponsive under an ATV by other riders in the 900 block of County Road 850 West in Holton. Emergency personnel arrived shortly thereafter and administered CPR to
Johnson before he was air-lifted to the University of Cincinnati Hospital.

An autopsy is scheduled for later in the week.

The DNR says this incident marks the 16th death in Indiana as a result of an off-road vehicle crash this year. The agency says that there have been 182 reported crashes this year, with 191 people injured.