HICKSVILLE – The Defiance Post of The Ohio State Highway Patrol is currently investigating a fatal crash which occurred on November 25, 2017, at approximately 1:05 pm on State Route 2, near milepost 5, approximately two miles northeast of the Village of Hicksville, in Hicksville Township.
A 2004 Chevrolet Aveo being driven by Michelle Y. Wyatt-Wheeler, age 58, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was eastbound on State Route 2 when she traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a ditch. The vehicle then traveled outside the highway right of way and struck an unoccupied parked grain truck.
Ms. Wyatt-Wheeler was flown by Life Flight to Parkview North Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana where she later succumbed to her injuries. A seatbelt was in use by Mrs. Wyatt-Wheeler and the crash remains under investigation.
Assisting the Ohio State Highway Patrol at the scene were the Hicksville Fire & Rescue Department and Defiance County Sheriff’s Office.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol encourages drivers and occupants to always where their seat belts, to never drive distracted or impaired, and to reduce speed during inclement weather.
