MILTON TOWNSHIP — A juvenile passenger in a horse-drawn buggy suffered serious injuries Tuesday evening in a crash involving a pickup truck, according to the Ashland Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Troopers responded at 6:05 p.m. to a crash on Ohio 96.
A horse-drawn buggy was eastbound on Ohio 96, just east of Milton Township Road 1353, according to the patrol.
Troopers said a 1997 Dodge Ram truck was also traveling eastbound on Ohio 96 and the two collided.
The Dodge Ram came to a controlled rest on the south side of Ohio 96 and the buggy
was located in a private drive on the north side of Ohio 96, troopers said.
The buggy was operated by Ester Miller, 19, of Ashland. The Dodge truck was driven by Reed Saltzgaber, 19, of Mansfield.
The buggy had three juvenile occupants. One of the three was taken to University Hospital Ashland Samaritan Center and was later taken by medical helicopter to Akron Children’s Hospital with serious injuries.
Troopers were assisted by the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office and the Ashland Fire Department.
Ohio 96 was closed for approximately one hour while the crash was investigated. The crash remained under investigation Tuesday evening.