VERMILLION TOWNSHIP — A Friday morning three-vehicle crash on U.S. Route 30 left two motorists dead at the scene and sent two others to the hospital. Dodge Dart driver Malachi James Harley John Whitehead, 23, of Wooster, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Ford transit van driver David L. Kuhns, 61 of Wooster, was also […]
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Dayton teen jailed after high-speed chase from Mansfield ends in Ashland
Jeremiah Mallory, 18, of Dayton, was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon after leading multiple law enforcement agencies on a multi-county chase.
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Arizona man, 55, dies after single-vehicle accident Friday in Ashland County
SULLIVAN TOWNSHIP — An Arizona man died Friday after a single-vehicle crash on Ohio 58 in Sullivan Township, according to the Ashland Post of Ohio State Highway Patrol. Jason L. Carter, 55, of Coolidge, Ariz., was pronounced dead at Akron General Hospital about four hours after the accident, according to the patrol. Troopers responded to […]
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Motorcycle rider, 27, dies in Sunday afternoon crash in Ashland County
ASHLAND COUNTY — A 27-year-old Shreve man died Sunday afternoon in a crash involving two motorcycles and a pick-up truck, according to the Ashland Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The accident happened at 3:53 p.m. on Ohio 511 in Vermillion Township, south of U.S. 30, according to the patrol. Troopers said a 2019 […]
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Ohio State Highway Patrol releases July 4th statistics
COLUMBUS — he Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting 10 people lost their lives in 10 traffic crashes during the July Fourth reporting period, which began Thursday, July 3 at midnight and ended Sunday, July 6 at 11:59 p.m. In seven of the fatalities in which safety belts were available, six were unbelted (86%). Ohio’s […]
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Indiana pilot, 72, dies in single-engine plane crash in Ashland County
JACKSON TOWNSHIP — A 72-year-old Indiana pilot died Monday evening in a single-engine plane crash, according to the Ashland Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Gary Wolfelt of West Lafayette, Ind., was the only person aboard the Experimental Express 2000 FT, troopers said. The crash occurred around Polk, about four miles away from the […]
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Texas trucker, 61, injured in U.S. 30 crash that closed highway for 4 hours
MOHICAN TOWNSHIP — A 61-year-old truck driver from Texas suffered serious injuries Sunday in a one-vehicle crash on U.S. 30 near Township Road 405 at about 7:34 p.m. According to the Ashland Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Dwayne Glazier of Keller, Texas, was driving a 2019 Freightliner truck and trailer eastbound on U.S. […]
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Summit County man arrested after high-speed chase ends in Ashland County
ASHLAND — A Summit County man is in custody after leading law enforcement on high-speed chase that ended Saturday in Ashland County. Victor Stephen Head, 70, was driving his black 2022 Tesla Model Y when a Medina County State Highway Patrol officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop. Head was arrested and charged with resisting […]
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Motorcyclist seriously injured in Ashland County crash
PERRY TOWNSHIP — A Smithville man was seriously injured Monday afternoon after the motorcycle he was driving crashed, according to the Ashland Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Dustin Parsley, 36, was transported from the scene by Metro Life Flight with serious injuries to Summa Akron City Hospital. The incident took place on State […]
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Ashland man charged after child on a bicycle seriously injured in crash
SULLIVAN TOWNSHIP – A child riding a bicycle was seriously injured Friday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle in Sullivan Township, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The driver, James Dwayne Taylor, 55, of Ashland, was not injured as a result of the crash and remained on the scene. The child, whose name is […]