ASHLAND — Two people were injured, one seriously, after a three-vehicle crash Tuesday morning on U.S. 30 at the Intersection of State Route 511 in Vermilion Township, according to Lt. Raymond Durant, of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
In a press release, the Patrol stated that Timothy N. Cox, of Ashland, was flown by Metro Life to Akron City Hospital with serious injuries. Renee S. Stimpert, of Ashland, was transported by ambulance to Ashland Samaritan Hospital with minor injuries. Tyler H. Burnett, of Perrysville, was not injured.
According to authorities, Stimpert’s 2006 Mercedes Benz was eastbound on U.S. 30, while Cox was driving a Ford F-150 southbound on State Route 511.
The Patrol reported that Cox failed to yield at a stop sign and attempted to cross over U.S. 30 when it was struck by the Mercedes Benz. After the crash, the Mercedes Benz then struck a 2005 Chevrolet 1500, operated by Burnett, who was stopped at a stop sign facing northbound on State Route 511. The Ford F-150 went off the road at the southeast corner of the intersection and struck a ditch before coming to a final rest.
Stimpert and Burnett were wearing safety belts but Cox was not.
The Ashland County Sheriff’s Office, Hayesville Fire & EMS, and the Ohio Department of Transportation all responsded to the scene.
