Two-Car Crash Sends Two to the Hospital

ZANESVILLE, Ohio – A two-car crash on Maysville Pike briefly closed eastbound traffic and sent two to the hospital on Wednesday.

At approximately 2 p.m. a driver of a maroon Ford was heading westbound on Maysville Pike near the Pinkerton Road intersection and attempted to make a left-hand turn. The drive of the Ford struck with a blue Dodge going eastbound through the green light.

Trooper Ted Davis with the Zanesville Post of the Highway Patrol said that the driver of the Dodge and a juvenile passenger were transported to Genesis. Trooper Davis could not speculate on their injuries but said they were not life-threatening. The driver of the Ford received no injures.

Trooper Davis claims that drugs and alcohol played no part in the crash. Newton Township Fire Department was the first to respond to the scene. The crash is still under investigation.