A 17-year-old Crooksville girl is fighting for her life tonight after a serious accident.

The Lancaster Post of the Highway Patrol says Kayla Grimmett was driving her car west on State Route 37 in Perry County this morning when she drove left of center in a curve and struck a pick-up truck head-on.

Troopers say the truck was driven by 36-year-old Chris Schlaegel of Millersport. Grimmett was med-flighted to Grant Medical Center in Columbus and is listed in critical condition.

Schlaegel and a passenger were treated and released at the scene of the accident.

The patrol says the accident remains under investigation.