COLUMBUS — As temperatures rise and an increased number of motorcycles are traveling on our roadways, the Ohio State Highway Patrol is reminding drivers and motorcyclists to share the road, be alert and driver sober. While riding a motorcycle may be considered one of the more enjoyable modes of transportation, it is also one of […]
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Bucyrus bicyclist killed in multi-vehicle crash
MARION – A Bucyrus man riding a bicycle was killed Monday afternoon after a multi-vehicle crash in Marion County, according to the Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Jeffrey A. Arn, 64, of Bucyrus, was transported from the scene by Marion Township EMS to Marion General Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. Troopers […]
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Emergency responder killed while assisting motorist in Wayne County
WEST SALEM — An emergency responder was killed on Friday night while assisting a motorist in Congress Township, according to the Wooster Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Lieutenant Paul Charles Mickolick, 43, with the Town and County Fire District, died as a result of his injuries, the Patrol reported. He was one of […]
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Ashland teen killed in Butler Township crash
BUTLER TOWNSHIP — An Ashland teen died on Monday night after a one-vehicle crash in Butler Township, according to the Mansfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Bryce R. Killion, 18, of Ashland, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The incident took place on North Adario Road […]
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License plate theft leads to 2 pursuits, officer-involved shooting in Wooster
WOOSTER — The reported theft of a vehicle license plate led to two police pursuits and an officer-involved shooting on Wednesday, according to the Wooster Police Department. The suspect in the case, whom authorities had not identified as of Thursday morning, was eventually taken into custody and flown by medical helicopter to Akron General Hospital […]
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Tiffin man killed in Seneca County vehicle crash
SENECA COUNTY — A 78-year-old Tiffin man died Sunday morning in a one-vehicle crash, according to the Norwalk Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The accident occurred at 11:08 a.m. on County Road 36 near Township Road 159 in Seneca County, troopers said. William John Sheeley was driving a 2022 Ford Edge north on […]
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Two 17-year-olds hospitalized after 2-vehicle Ashland County crash
VERMILLION TOWNSHIP — Two 17-year-olds were hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash on Friday morning in Vermillion Township, according to the Ashland Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The driver of the Jeep Patriot, a 17-year-old male, was transported by Hayesville Fire & EMS to Ohio Health Mansfield Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. A 17-year-old […]
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Mount Vernon man killed after 3-vehicle crash ends Ashland County Sheriff’s pursuit in Loudonville
(Editor’s note: The original press release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol incorrectly identified the name of the man killed in the accident. Troopers have sent a correction, which has now been made in this story.) LOUDONVILLE — A Mount Vernon man was killed and a Loudonville man was transported to a Wooster hospital after […]
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DUI suspected as passenger dies in single-vehicle Wayne County crash
WAYNE COUNTY — A 25-year-old Holmes County woman died early Sunday morning in a one-car crash in Wayne County’s East Union Township in which the driver is suspected of being impaired. Hannah Eve Baird of Big Prairie, a rear-seat passenger in a 2020 Ford F-250 Super Dutypick-up, was pronounced dead at Wooster Community Hospital, according […]
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UPDATE: Injury crash of tanker-trailer hauling cheese whey concentrate closes U.S. 30
LATEST UPDATE : U.S. 30 westbound, just west of SR 89 in Ashland County, now has one lane open, the Ohio Department of Transportation announced at 7:35 p.m. on Saturday. The road was previously closed due to a crash that took out a guardrail at a bridge. The lane is open between Township Road 405 […]