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Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Slick roads blamed for injury accidents
Hardin County Fair - Kenton, Ohio
By ERIC SCHAADT

Staff Writer

Motorists were injured Tuesday night in crashes on Interstate 75 and in Portage Township near McComb, as sleet and rain coated roads.

At least one person was hurt in a crash on Interstate 75 near Mount Cory, authorities reported. The Mount Cory Fire Department and Findlay post of the State Highway Patrol were called to the single-vehicle wreck at 8:31 p.m.

Additional details were not available late Tuesday.

In Portage Township, a McComb woman was hurt when her car slid off a slush-covered road and hit a power pole, the Hancock County Sheriff's Office said.

Sharon Otto, 38, suffered head and neck injuries because of airbag deployment, the sheriff's office said. She was taken to Blanchard Valley Hospital by McComb Emergency Medical Service.

Otto was westbound on Hancock County 97, just east of Township 135, at 9:31 p.m. when she lost control of the 2004 Pontiac Grand Am and hit a power pole owned by American Electric Power, the sheriff's office said. She was cited for operation without reasonable control, the sheriff's office said.

Also assisting at the scene were McComb Fire Department and Lovell's Towing.

Many other weather-related wrecks were being investigated Tuesday night.

A rollover crash that reportedly did not involve an injury was reported at 8:57 p.m. Tuesday on Ohio 12 in Hancock County's Washington Township.

"We're really busy," said a harried dispatcher with the Wood County Sheriff's Office.

Vehicles also skidded off roadways in Putnam, Henry and Hardin counties, but none of the crashes was said to involve serious injuries.

The Findlay patrol post said Ohio Department of Transportation road crews with salt were out in force in Allen, Paulding, Hancock, Hardin and Van Wert counties.


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tom wrote:
citations
“ if people would slow down, there wouldnt be any citaions , too many idots out there in a hurry to get no where fast ,people in findlay cant drive when the weather is nice and sunny and dry outwhat makes you think they will drive better when the roads are wet, and or icy and snow covered, what is one of the first things they teach you in drivers ed? slow down when it rains and snows ”
Wednesday, December 09, 2009 4:09:55 PM
Brian Whitta wrote:
Not always...
“ A few years ago I had a semi truck try to move into the left lane (over top of my car) during a snow storm... I very quickly decelerated to avoid going under the trailer.

I'd like to think the driver wasn't being aggressive but rather didn't see me. In any case, I ended up spinning off the side of US 23 at US 30.

The Wyandot County Deputy and OSHP Trooper who responded were very nice, I was unhurt, my car was unhurt (only buried in a snowbank) and I was not cited.

The only "fine" I had to pay was for a tow truck to pull me out of the bank. Frankly, it was worth it compared to what could have happened.

So, folks aren't always cited during inclement weather. I suppose it depends upon the situation and the officer responding. ”
Wednesday, December 09, 2009 10:50:50 AM
Kathy wrote:
accident
“ My question to these road conditions. why do we have to pay for a citation for the stupid weather conditions. there are careful drivers out there that still get into an accident over the icy roads. Its not our fault the roads are bad. Anything for the government to get more money.It really irritates me when I read about these. ”
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