From the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Special to Richland Source

MANSFIELD – A Defiance man was killed Monday after a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 30 near Koogle Road in Mifflin Township, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Jeffrey L. Davis, 52, of Defiance, was prounounced dead at the scene, the Patrol reported. Authorities say the incident took place at approximately 12:54 p.m. According to […]

MOUNT GILEAD – An 18-year-old Mount Gilead man was killed Friday morning after a single-vehicle crash in Gilead Township, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Landon A. Hanahan, 18, of Mount Gilead, was pronounced dead at the scene after the crash at approximately 5:45 a.m. The Patrol stated Hanahan was operating a 2006 Jeep […]

COLUMBUS – Motorists operating a vehicle while impaired by drugs, alcohol or a combination of them (OVI) continue to threaten the safety and security of citizens across Ohio every day. In an effort to curb these violations, the Ohio State Highway Patrol has released a new dashboard devoted to OVI enforcement and education. The OVI […]

ASHLAND — An Ashland man was seriously hurt Saturday night after a vehicle collided with a horse-drawn buggy in Milton Township, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The operator of the buggy, Daniel Miller, 43, Ashland, was transported from the scene to an area hospital for serious injuries, the Patrol reported. The driver of […]

MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP — An Atlanta, Ga. man, who walked away from his own crashed vehicle, was struck and killed by another vehicle Thursday night. The accident happened on Interstate 71 southbound near mile post 183 in Ashland County in Montgomery Township at 10:07 p.m., according to the Ashland Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. […]

JACKSON TOWNSHIP – A West Salem man was killed in a vehicle-pedestrian crash early Saturday morning in Ashland County, according to a press release from the Ashland Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The pedestrian, 30-year-old Brett Michael Lycans, was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Ashland County Coroner’s Office. Impairment of the pedestrian […]

VERMILLION TOWNSHIP — Two people were hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash at 7:23 p.m. on Friday in Ashland County, according to the Ashland Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Troopers are investigating the crash involving two commercial trucks and a passenger car that occurred on U.S. 30 at State Route 511 in Ashland County. […]

BUCYRUS – Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers charged a 64-year-old Mansfield man with operating a vehicle under the influence for the seventh time. The driver, Gary Papst, was pulled over on Monday, Dec. 14 for a lane violation in Lexington. Papst was attempting to pass another vehicle and drove partially on the sidewalk. During the […]

WOOSTER – A Lexington man was injured Friday morning in a four-vehicle crash on U.S. 30 in Wooster Township of Wayne County. Steven G. Sipes, 57, of Lexington, was transported to the Wooster Community Hospital with minor injuries.  Craigory Chatman, 49, of Cartersville, Georgia was transported to the Wooster Community Hospital with serious injuries.  According […]