COLUMBUS — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reminding motorists of the increase in deer-involved crashes during this time of year. Since 2019, there have been 109,507 deer-involved crashes on Ohio roadways. While 95% of deer-involved crashes only resulted in property damage, 44 crashes were fatal and resulted in 45 deaths. Additionally, from 2019-2023, 47% […]
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Mansfield resident and daughter both passengers in serious-injury crash Saturday
VILLAGE OF MIFFLIN — On Saturday, Nov. 2 at approximately 10:26 p.m. a 2014 Hyundai Veloster was traveling westbound on Maine St. when it ran off of the right side of the roadway and struck a tree. The operator of the Hyundai is a 17-year-old juvenile male, and was transported to Ohio Health Mansfield Hospital […]
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State Patrol announces results from Trimble Rd. OVI checkpoint
MANSFIELD — The Ohio State Highway Patrol and Mansfield Police Department conducted an OVI Checkpoint on Trimble Road north of Wyandotte Avenue on Sept. 7 from 8 to 10 p.m. During the checkpoint hours, 256 vehicles traveled through the checkpoint. One vehicle was diverted for investigation and released. The saturation efforts resulted in 35 traffic […]
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60-year-old killed in 2-vehicle motorcycle crash Sunday night in Sandusky
SANDUSKY — A 60-year-old man was killed Sunday night after the motorcycle he was driving was involved in a two-vehicle crash, according to the Sandusky Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Charles L. Grissom, 60, was transported to the Firelands Regional Hospital in Sandusky for his injuries. He was later pronounced deceased at the […]
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Willard teen killed after 2-vehicle crash in Huron County
NORWALK – A 16-year-old Willard boy was killed after a two-vehicle traffic crash in Greenfield Township on Tuesday morning, according to a press release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Norwalk Post. The Patrol reported that Logan T. Lewis was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the second vehicle, Benjamin D. McKillips, 45 […]
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79-year-old Marion man dies after motorcycle crash
MARION — A 79-year-old Marion man died Tuesday after injuries he sustained in a motorcycle crash on Monday in Marion County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. James P. Wetzel succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at Grant Medical Center on Tuesday. Two other people involved in the crash were uninjured, the Patrol […]
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Mansfield man killed in Franklin Twp. crash on Tuesday afternoon
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP – A Mansfield man was killed Tuesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash in Franklin Township, according to the Mansfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Joseph Crose, 73, of Mansfield, was pronounced deceased at the scene, the Patrol reported. The incident took place at approximately 3:40 p.m. on Bowman Street Road at […]
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Bellville woman killed while a pedestrian after two-vehicle crash in Marion
MARION – A Bellville woman was killed Monday while walking on a sidewalk as a vehicle was pulling out of a driveway in Marion, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The pedestrian was identified as Linda Dowalter, 72, of Bellville. A 7-year-old and 2-year-old were with Dowalter at the time of the crash. The 2-year-old […]
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Lack of safety belt usage leads to majority of Ohio’s holiday traffic fatalities
COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting 16 people lost their lives in 15 traffic crashes during the July Fourth reporting period, which began Wednesday, July 3 at midnight and ended Sunday, July 7 at 11:59 p.m. In nine of the fatalities in which safety belts were available, seven were unbelted (78%). Ohio’s […]
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Indiana man walks away uninjured after Ottawa County plane crash
PORTAGE TOWNSHIP – An Indiana man walked away without injuries after the plane he was piloting crashed on Friday afternoon, according to The Ohio State Highway Patrol. The Patrol is investigating the incident, which took place at approximately 1:31 p.m. at the Erie-Ottawa International Airport, Portage Township, Ottawa County. According to authorities, Ernest Halter, 49, of Yorktown, […]