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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

An 11-year-old girl was killed in a two-vehicle accident Thursday night.

The Chillicothe Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol says 34-year-old Amber Bloss was traveling southbound on Coal Dock Road, crossing State Route 32 in a 2001 Jeep Wrangler. 43-year-old Christopher Turner was traveling eastbound in a 2004 GMC Sierra on State Route 32.

Troopers say Bloss failed to yield, and Turner's vehicle struck her Jeep on the passenger side. Bloss's vehicle slid off the left side of the roadway and overturned onto it's left side. Turner's truck came to a stop on State route 32.

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Monday, April 7, 2014

A motorcyclist was transported to an area hospital after being involved in a crash in north Columbus Tuesday afternoon.

Columbus medic personnel responded to the scene of the crash in the area of Indianola Avenue and Acton Road just before 1:30 p.m.

A 25-year-old male, later identified as Christopher W. Mitchell was transported to Riverside Methodist Hospital, according to medic personnel. He was reportedly unresponsive during transport. He later died at the hospital.

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Thursday, April 3, 2014
The Marion post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that killed one person Friday afternoon. According to the highway patrol, the crash occurred shortly after 12:30 p.m. Friday along state Route 309 near state Route 746 in Marion County. Investigators say that 68-year-old Gayle Callahan, 68, of Crestline was traveling west on S.R. 309 when she drove left of center, striking a tractor-trailer head-on. Callahan was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the truck was not injured.
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

A suspected drunk driver struck a vehicle parked outside of a north Columbus home, pushing it into the home and waking family early Thursday morning.

According to police, the crash occurred at a home on Homecroft Drive at about 3 a.m.

An alleged drunk driver lost control while traveling northbound, driving through a lawn before crashing into an SUV that was parked outside of a home, pushing it into the home.

A family of three was asleep inside when the crash occurred.

No one was injured, but the impact knocked a couple of house plants from the wall.

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Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Two people were hospitalized after crashing a vehicle into a piece of construction equipment on the east side of Columbus early Wednesday morning. According to Columbus police, the driver of an SUV traveling south on North Cassady Avenue in the area of East 13th Street was attempting to go around a backhoe that was backing into the street when the SUV struck the back of the piece of equipment at about 2:57 a.m. Police say the backhoe was backing out of a construction project in the area when the crash occurred.
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Monday, March 31, 2014

A pedestrian was injured Monday night after being hit by a car along East Livingston Avenue in southeast Columbus.

According to Columbus police, the crash occurred shortly after 10 p.m. near the intersection of East Livingston Avenue and Courtright Road.

The victim was transported to Grant Medical Center in critical condition, according to police.

East Livingston Avenue was closed in the area while accident investigators were investigating the crash.

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Saturday, March 29, 2014

A Struthers man was killed in a crash in Delaware County near Columbus, Ohio.

Authorities say 63-year-old Stefan Borbei was driving north along Interstate 71 on Sunday when he drove off the road and struck trees and a guardrail.

Troopers say Borbei was wearing his seatbelt and that alcohol is not a factor.

Borbei was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Grandview and Columbus police are investigating a crash that severely injured a pedestrian along Riverside Drive.

The crash happened shortly before 10 p.m. along Riverside Drive near West 5th Avenue in the Village of Marble Cliff.

A pedestrian was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries.

The driver was interviewed at the scene and released. No charges have been filed at this time.

A portion of Riverside Drive was closed in the area, but traffic was diverted through a shopping center.

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Sunday, March 23, 2014

A Licking County man was killed yesterday afternoon when two vehicles crashed at an intersection in northern Fairfield County, the State Highway Patrol said.

Donald S. Hartman, 81, of Ridge Road near Thornville, died at the scene of the crash at Rt. 158 and Blacklick Road.

Dolores K. Tyo, 36, of Pataskala, was in fair condition last night in OhioHealth Grant Medical Center in Columbus.

The crash occurred just before 2:45 p.m.

Date: 
Thursday, March 20, 2014

A father died in a crash in Waverly Friday evening.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol says 35-year-old Brad Hilton lost control of his SUV while maneuvering a curve along Meadow Run Road around 7:30 p.m. The vehicle went off the road and overturned.

Hilton was not wearing a seatbelt. He was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene.

Hilton's 15-year-old daughter survived the crash. She was flown to Nationwide Children's Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.