Crash claims life of Marion woman

Troopers from the Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at approximately 4:05am on US 23 at Bethlehem Road in Marion County. The crash involved a green 1999 Honda CRV driven by Rachel Sullivan, 28, of Marion and a 2015 Volvo tractor […]

Crash claims life of Marion man

Troopers from the Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Monday, September 10, 2018 at 1 :00 pm on State Route 98 at the US 23 northbound off-ramp in Marion County. The crash involved a silver 2003 Cadillac DeVille driven by Richard Butler, age 79, of […]

Patrol reports fewer fatal crashes for 2018 Labor Day holiday

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting 13 fewer traffic fatalities over the Labor Day Holiday as compared to last year, according to provisional data. There were 11 fatal crashes which claimed 11 lives – a decrease from 2017 when 22 fatal crashes killed 24 people. Alcohol was a contributing factor in at least two […]

Marion man seriously injured in motorcycle crash

Troopers from the Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a serious injury crash that occurred on Saturday, July 28, 2018 at 8:08pm on County Road 175 near US 23 in Marion County. The crash involved a brown 1986 Honda Goldwing Aspencade ridden by Donald M. Jones, age 64, of Marion. Jones […]

16-year-old Marion teen killed in crash

Troopers from the Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said a fatal crash occurred on Sunday, July 15, 2018 at 8:12 pm on State Route 4 near milepost 4 in Marion County. The crash involved a black 2002 Ford Mustang driven by Logan R. Stevens, age 16, of Marion. Stevens was northbound on […]

Two seriously injured in dirt bike/ATV collision

The Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a serious injury crash that occurred at approximately 2:55am on June 9, 2018, on Owens Road at the intersection of Dunbar Road in Pleasant Township, Marion County. According to the Patrol, Lance Fisher, 33, of Marion, was riding a 1996 Honda XR250R dirt bike […]

Troopers urge seat belts, sober driving this Memorial Day

Seat belt usage continues to be a primary focus for the Ohio State Highway Patrol as troopers participate in the Click it or Ticket campaign. The campaign began on May 14th and includes the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. Expect to see troopers on Ohio’s roads encouraging drivers to wear their safety belts. Last year in […]

Man killed in head on crash with farm tractor

Troopers from the Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Monday, May 7, 2018 at 6:42pm on County Road 166 near County Road 172 in Marion County. The crash involved a white 2008 Honda Civic driven by DJ McClenathan, age 26, of Edison, and a Case […]

Woman killed when bicycle struck by truck near Green Camp

The Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol says a woman was killed on Thursday evening when her bicycle was struck by a truck near Green Camp. The Patrol said the fatal crash occurred on State Route 739 near at milepost 2 west of the Village of Green Camp at approximately 9:32pm on Thursday, […]

Marion man killed in single car crash in Bucyrus

The Bucyrus Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal car crash that occurred at approximately 1:22pm on Friday, April 27, 2018 in Bucyrus on North Sandusky Avenue, just south of U.S. 30. According to the Patrol, the driver, Travis E. Blakeman, 37, of Marion, was traveling southbound on Sandusky Avenue while […]