A 13-year-old girl is dead after a two car crash and two other individuals are taken to the hospital with what the Dresden Fire Department says are serious injuries.
It happened around 5:15 p.m. on Raiders Road, near the intersection of Short Road, in Frazeysburg.
Brett Kanavel was a witness to the crash. He was traveling east, behind the black Intrepid.
"I noticed the brown Bonneville swerved into our lane, trying to pass a car that was in his lane. So...
With the weather warming up, residents need to be aware of the potential danger of falling icicles.
Zanesville Fire Chief Dave Lacy says the icicles hanging from homes and buildings this year are some of the largest he has ever seen. With the size and weight of this winter's icicles, they can be dangerous as the fall from buildings.
"Obviously as these icicles develop normally all of them have a sharp point at the end and there is every possibility there that someone...
Two teenagers are in serious condition after an accident in Coshocton County.
It happened around 11:30 a.m.
Coshocton Sheriff's Sergeant John Glasure says 17-year-old Dustin Edgell and 19-year-old Cody Edgell were riding a four-wheeler on County Road 58. He says they attempted to cross State Route 541, when they were struck by a pick-up truck, driven by 73-year-old Archie Brink.
Brink was not injured in the incident. Dustin and Cody were transported to Coshocton Memorial...
Four people are sent to Good Samaritan Hospital after an accident in Zanesville.
It happened around 11:30 a.m. at the intersection of Maple and Adair Avenues.
Zanesville Police Department Lieutenent Tony Coury says 18-year-old Ashley Valentine was traveling east on Adair Avenue when she attempted to make a left hand turn onto Maple Avenue. He says Valentine ended up striking 33-year-old Melissa Bowman, who was traveling west on Adair Avenue.
Valentine and her passenger, 19-...
The Zanesville Police Department says a pregnant woman is taken to Good Samaritan Hospital after a two car accident.
It happened around 3:15 p.m. at the intersection of Maple and Forest Avenues.
Officers say Ronnie Stamm was traveling north on Maple Avenue and attempted to make an illegal left hand turn onto Forest Avenue when he struck Tasha Ramsey. She was traveling south on Maple Avenue.
Ramsey was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure.
ZPD says Stamm...
A downtown Zanesville building suffers minor damage after a two car accident.
It happened around 2 p.m. at the intersection of 6th and Main streets.
Lieutenant Tony Courey says 33-year-old James Anderson of New Lexington was traveling north on 6th Street in the left lane when his passenger door was struck by 44-year-old Beverly Arndt of Marengo traveling north on 6th Street in the right lane. It caused Anderson and his two passengers to strike a traffic light pole. Arndt's...
The Zanesville Police Department is still looking for a driver who fled the scene of an accident earlier this afternoon.
It happened around 5:15 p.m. near the intersection of East and Center drives.
Sergeant Chris Phipps says the driver lost control of the vehicle, went down the hill, and the front end of the car ended in a small stream. He says the driver of the car proceeded to flee the scene on foot, noting there was a set of footprints in the snow.
There were two...
The Granville Post of the State Highway Patrol is investigating a crash involving one of its troopers.
It happened around 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of Morse Road and Alward Road in Pataskala.
A press release indicates two Energy Cooperative STS meter readers passed the accident and stopped to help.
It says Justin Hart and Tony Cannizzaro helped a trooper, who appeared to have a broken leg, from his burning vehicle. It also says they helped the UPS driver, who was...
Three people are taken to hospital after a two car accident.
It happened around 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of State Route 719 and Moxahala Avenue.
Zanesville Police Department Lieutenant Tony Courey says the driver of the truck 48-year-old Raymond Nicholson of Zanesville was traveling west on State Route 719 when he struck 73-year-old Sylvia Stutes and her husband of Duncan Falls.
They were traveling east on 719 and were attempting to turn left onto Moxahala Avenue. All...
A 53-year-old woman remains in critical condition after being struck by a car yesterday afternoon in Heath.
It happened around 4 p.m. on Ohio 79 near its intersection with Hopewell Drive.
Heath Fire Department Captain Earl Miller says Holly Hammond was attempting to cross the street when she was struck by a car.
She was taken to Licking Memorial Hospital and then MedFlighted to Grant Medical Center in Columbus. Miller says Hammond appears to have sustained serious injuries...
