RICHLAND COUNTY — The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced Friday morning an OVI checkpoint will be conducted in Richland County Saturday evening. The location of the checkpoint will be announced Saturday morning. The OVI checkpoint, funded by federal grant funds, is planned to deter andintercept impaired drivers, according to the patrol. “There were 11,324 OVI-related […]
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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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Ashland man seriously injured in Huron County motorcycle crash
WAKEMAN TOWNSHIP — An Ashland man was seriously injured Friday night after a motorcycle he was driving crashed in Huron County, according to the Norwalk Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Dylan Steen, 26, sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to Cleveland Metro Hospital by Life Flight, the Patrol stated. No report of his […]
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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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Bucyrus man killed in Friday morning two-vehicle crash in Seneca County
SENECA COUNTY — A 56-year-old Bucyrus man was killed in a two-vehicle crash early Friday morning in Seneca County, according to the Norwalk Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. John P. Lunsford died in the crash at 5:40 a.m. on Ohio 53 near County Road 38 in Pleasant Township in Seneca County, north of […]
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Bond set at $1 million for Zanesville man charged after fatal bus crash last fall
GRANVILLE – A Zanesville man faces 26 charges from the Licking County Prosecutor’s Office after it determined he was responsible for a fatal crash on Nov. 14, 2023. The incident claimed the lives of six people who were riding on the Tuscarawas Valley High School bus as it was traveling on Interstate 70 near Granville. Jacob […]
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Shiloh man killed in motorcycle crash at Ganges Five Points Road
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP – A Shiloh man was killed Saturday afternoon after a motorcycle crash in Franklin Township, according to the Mansfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Paul Huffman, 45, was transported to OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, the Patrol reported. The incident took place at approximately 4:05 p.m. on […]
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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 […]