Ohio State Highway Patrol Troopers are investigating a crash in Defiance that left two people dead. It happened yesterday afternoon on US 24 east of Jewell Road.

Investigators say the driver drove off the side of the road into a ditch. Both the driver and passenger were pronounced dead at the scene and authorities say they were not wearing their seatbelts.

If you have lost a loved one due to the negligence of another party you need help. Our Toledo, Ohio wrongful death attorneys are here to help you through every part of your case. They are experienced in handling all kinds of wrongful deaths and many other lawsuits.

Donald Wright, 43, was killed during a Tuesday accident in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70, according to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.

The accident is being investigated by the Ohio State Highway Patrol. It was reported just after 4 p.m. Tuesday. It took crews more than 4 hours to clear up the accident.

An autopsy for Wright is scheduled for Wednesday.

According to patrol troopers at the scene, it appears that Wright, a truck driver, did not notice that traffic had slowed because of minor accident up ahead. The cab of his truck slammed into the back of another tractor-trailer pinning him inside. He had to be extracted from his truck. He was pronounced dead at the scene, which was near mile marker 27, a coroner’s official said.

If you have lost a loved one due to the negligence of another party you need help. Our Toledo, Ohio wrongful death lawyers are here to help you through every part of your case. They are experienced in handling all kinds of wrongful deaths and many other lawsuits.

A 2011 Lakota East graduate died Tuesday afternoon following a car accident.

Sarah A. Towler, 18, of West Chester Twp. died around 6:30 p.m. following injuries suffered in a car accident in Ashland County.

Towler was a in a 2007 Hyundai Elantra as one of three passengers headed northbound on Interstate 71. The driver, Derick M. Lynce, 19, of Cincinnati, apparently lost control and struck a 2012 Nissan Altima from behind around 6:30 p.m. near the 191 milepost in Perry Twp.

Passengers Bryce Murphy, 18, also of West Chester Twp., and Kenneth Crocker Jr., 20 of Forest Park were also in the Hyundai. Crocker and Murphy were taken to the hospital for observation and were released. Lynce suffered serious injuries and was taken to Cleveland Metro Hospital.

The driver of the Nissan, Brian Lear, 33, of Rockey River, was not injured.

Witnesses at the scene told troopers the Elantra was traveling at a high rate of speed prior to the crash.

Neither Lynce nor Towler were wearing seat belts at the time of the accident. Speed and alcohol are suspected factors, according to a report from the Ashland post of the State Highway Patrol.

If you have lost a loved one due to the negligence of another party you need help. Our Toledo, Ohio wrongful death lawyers are here to help you through every part of your case. They are experienced in handling all kinds of wrongful deaths and many other lawsuits.

The Lorain County Prosecutor’s Office has indicted a man they said was responsible for killing a mother and her young son while driving drunk.

Gerald Wetherbee Jr., 35, is facing charges of aggravated vehicular homicide, DUI, driving under suspension and more for the June 11 accident in the Village of Grafton.

The Elyria post of the State Highway Patrol said Wetherbee went left of center while traveling on state Route 83 and struck the Tomasheski family of four head-on.

36-year-old Tammy Tomasheski died at a nearby hospital soon after the accident while her son Tommy, 11, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

Tom Tomasheski, a Lorain County Sheriff’s Deputy, and his daughter, Danielle, are still recovering after accident.

Troopers said Wetherbee’s blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit that night.

Tom Tomasheski said he’s come to terms with the passing of his wife and son. He said his faith and prayers helped him to live and those prayers look after his loved ones.

“Life can be taken away in just a split second,” Tom said, in an earlier interview. “You never really think about it in that effect. But your time could be up at any given moment.”

In an unrelated incident stemming from sex charges in 2005, Wetherbee was also indicted for failing to inform the sheriff’s department that he moved. He is a registered sex offender and now additionally faces tampering with records charges.

If you have lost a loved one due to the negligence of another party you need help. Our Toledo, Ohio wrongful death lawyers are here to help you through every part of your case. They are experienced in handling all kinds of wrongful deaths and many other lawsuits.

The Charles E. Boyk Law Offices is saddened to report that a Morenci woman is dead after a car crash in Fairfield Township Thursday evening.

According to a report by the Michigan State Police, Brandie Woodruff of Sand Creek was driving West on Packard Road and ran a stop sign.  In the report it says that Woodruff hit a car driven by Arnold Smith of Morenci.

Both Smith and Woodruff were taken to area hospitals.  A passenger in Smith’s car, Carol Smith, died in the crash.

If you have lost a loved one due to the negligence of another party you need help. Our h are here to help you through every part of your case. They are experienced in handling all kinds of wrongful deaths and many other lawsuits.