Ohio City – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two vehicle injury crash that occurred on Friday, November 25th at 12:45 p.m. on State Route 118 at the intersection of Wren Landeck Road.
A 2008 Dodge Challenger driven by Dakota Everidge, of Kendallville, Indiana was traveling eastbound on Wren Landeck Road and failed to yield to an oncoming 2000 Ford truck driven by Douglas Hays, of Rockford, Ohio.
Both drivers sustained injuries as a result of the crash and were transported to the Van Wert County Hospital for treatment. A passenger in Mr. Everidge’s vehicle, Douglas Everidge, of Kendallville, Indiana was transported from the scene by Lutheran Air to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana for treatment of his injuries. A passenger in Mr. Hays’s vehicle, Donald Hays, of Rockford, Ohio, was transported to the Van Wert County Hospital for treatment.
The traffic crash remains under investigation. The state patrol was assisted at the scene by Ohio City Fire & EMS, Van Wert EMS, Lutheran Air, the Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office, Knippen’s, and Hague Towing & Repair.
