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Date: 
Friday, April 11, 2014

The Ohio State Highway Patrol in Athens is investigating a fatal crash involving a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle that occurred Saturday afternoon.

At about 3:11 p.m. Saturday, troopers responded to the crash on Stage Coach Road just north of Ervin Road in Athens County.

The preliminary investigation reveals that Mike Lewis Thomas, 54, of Athens, was driving a 2001 Suzuki motorcycle northbound on Stage Coach Road when he drove left of center, striking an oncoming 2006 Toyota Sienna van driven by Cheryl W. Vanhook, 46, of Athens.

Date: 
Monday, April 7, 2014

Troopers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a crash that occurred in Hocking County Tuesday afternoon.

According to the Athens post of the Patrol the crash occurred on Bremen Road at 4 p.m.

Ralph T. Argue, 72, of Lancaster was operating a motorcycle in the southbound lanes of Bremen Road when he went off the right side of the road and struck a tree, according to police.

Argue was transported to Grant Medical Center by medical helicopter to be treated for his injuries.