Authorities said a Thornville man died after an altercation.
The Lancaster Post of the State Highway Patrol said it happened Monday around 9 p.m. on Township Road 1066 at Township Road 1064 in Thorn Township in Perry County.
They said 51-year-old James Foucht, of Thornville, began assaulting a man at a residence off Township Road 1066. That man attempted to flee in his truck.
Foucht held onto the side of the truck in an attempt to continue the assault. He...
A pedestrian walking just north of the Lancaster City Limits was taken by Med-Flight after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday night.
The State Highway Patrol said the accident happened just before 11 o'clock. 33-year-old Brant Megahey of Lancaster was walking in the middle of the eastbound lane along County Road 33A - that's the Lancaster Business Route - when he was struck by driver 59-year-old Patrick Keels of Lancaster.
Megahey is said to be in stable condition but drug...
Icy roadways were the cause of a fatal accident.
According to the Lancaster Post of the State Highway Patrol a one vehicle fatal crash happened Saturday evening at about 5:30 on US 22 just west of West Rushville Road in Richland Township of Fairfield County.
57 year-old Kathy Williams of Lancaster was traveling westbound on US 22 with her passenger, 82-year-old Regina Kessler, when Williams lost control on an icy bridge. The vehicle traveled off the side of the road, struck a...
Four suspects face felony charges after an investigation following a traffic stop.
State Highway Patrol Troopers stopped a vehicle for a headlight violation in Lancaster around 1:30am Wednesday.
During the stop a trooper noticed evidence of a meth lab inside the vehicle. The vehicle's occupants 25-year-old Joshua Lanier of Rockbridge and 32-year-old Angela Ogg of Lancaster led authorities to the Casa Grande Motel where two additional suspects were located.
They are 44-year-...
A two vehicle crash in Fairfield County ends the life of a Pickerington man.
The Lancaster Post of the State Highway Patrol said that around 9pm Wednesday, 44-year-old Timothy Vedrinski of Canal Winchester was traveling west on Wright Road was turning south onto South House Road in a Jeep Liberty. Authorities said Vedrinski turned in front of and was struck by 53-year-old Thomas Bender, who was traveling east on Wright Road.
Bender, who was riding a motorcycle, was ejected from...
One man is taken to the hospital following a rollover crash Friday in Perry County.
According to a dispatcher with the Lancaster Post of the State Highway Patrol, it happened shortly before 5:30 p.m. A man in a Cheverolet S-10 pick-up truck was traveling on State Route 668 just outside Junction City when he lost control of his truck and it flipped onto its side near Garey Road.
The dispatcher says the man was taken by ambulance to Fairfield Medical Center. No other...
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