The Ohio State Highway Patrol reported two injury crashes in western Ross County in the Saturday-Sunday overnight. From the Chillicothe Post:
Two-Vehicle Serious Injury Crash on SR-138
The Ohio State Highway Patrol reported a two-vehicle serious injury crash that occurred on State Route 138 near milepost 4, in Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio.
On October 3rd, 2021, at approximately 1:06 A.M., the Highland County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a crash in Ross County. A 2005 Honda Civic, driven by Zachary Harper, 24, of Greenfield, Ohio, was traveling northbound on SR-138 near Lyndon Good Hope Road. A 2013 Chevrolet Malibu, driven southbound by Scott A. Brown, 51, of Washington Courthouse, Ohio, drove left-of-center striking Mr. Harper’s vehicle.
Both Mr. Harper and Mr. Brown were flown to Kettering Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio, in critical but stable condition.
The Paint Creek Township Fire Department & EMS and the Ross County Sheriff’s Office assisted on scene.
One-Vehicle Injury Crash on SR 41
The Ohio State Highway Patrol reported a single vehicle injury crash that occurred on State Route 41, Paxton Township in Ross County.
On October 2, 2021, at approximately 11:55 P.M., a 2004 Mitsubishi, driven by Izayah Jones, 20, of Chillicothe, was traveling northeast on SR 41. His vehicle failed to negotiate a curve, traveled off the left side of the roadway, struck a ditch, struck a utility pole and overturned. Mr. Jones was not injured.
One of his passengers, Alex Croley, 21, of Chillicothe, was transported to OSU Medical Center via MedFlight for her injuries. Zarah Hardesty, 20, of Chillicothe, his second passenger was transported to Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe for minor injuries.
Paxton Township Fire Department, EMS and MedFlight assisted on scene.