WHETSTONE TOWNSHIP | Bloomville Couple Killed in Three-Vehicle Crash on U.S. 30 in Crawford County

WHETSTONE TOWNSHIP, Ohio – A rural Bloomville couple was killed Tuesday morning, Nov. 10, in a three-vehicle crash on U.S. 30 west of State Route 602 in Crawford County, according to the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, as reported by Crawford County Now and the Shelby News Reporter.

Deputies were called at about 6:27 a.m. to the eastbound lanes of U.S. 30, the sheriff’s office said.

A preliminary investigation found that a westbound 2006 Lincoln Mark LT pickup truck sideswiped a westbound semi-truck traveling in the right-hand lane. The pickup then left the roadway to the left, entered the median and struck the embankment of an emergency turnaround between the eastbound and westbound lanes, according to the sheriff’s office release as quoted by the Shelby News Reporter. The pickup then crossed into the eastbound lanes and struck an eastbound 2024 Toyota Sienna minivan.

The minivan’s driver, Thomas Ward, 72, and front-seat passenger Kathy Ward, 73, both of rural Bloomville, died at the scene, the sheriff’s office said. Bloomville is in Seneca County.

The 19-year-old pickup driver, from Broadview Heights, was flown from the scene by MedFlight to an Ohio State University hospital. The semi driver was not reported injured, according to Crawford County Now.

Eastbound U.S. 30 was closed between County Road 330 (East Junction) and State Route 602 for about two and a half hours.

Whetstone Township Volunteer Fire, Jefferson Township Volunteer Fire, Life First EMS, MedFlight, the Crawford County Coroner’s Office and the Ohio Department of Transportation assisted at the scene. The crash remains under investigation.

Sources: Crawford County Sheriff’s Office information as reported by Crawford County Now and the Shelby News Reporter. The sheriff’s office release itself was not available on its website or Facebook page when this was written.

Image is an illustration, not a photograph of the crash.