UPDATE 9/1/26 3:47 AM
A milk hauler rolled over Saturday afternoon in Logan County, seriously injuring the driver.
According to the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened around 12:30 p.m. in the 5000 block of County Road 40.
The semi, driven by 41-year-old T.J. Caudill of Wapakoneta, was traveling westbound when it went off the right side of the roadway and entered the ditch.
Caudill was unable to regain control and return to the roadway.
The semi then clipped a telephone pole before rolling over and eventually coming back onto its wheels.
Caudill was transported to Mary Rutan Hospital by Bokescreek EMS with serious injuries.
The semi was towed from the scene.
The Logan County HazMat Team was also called to the scene to assist with containment and cleanup.
Caudill was cited for failure to control.
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UPDATE: 8/31/26 11:00 AM
A two-vehicle crash Saturday morning on U.S. 68 North sent one vehicle into a cornfield.
The crash happened around 11:20 a.m. in the 3700 block.
According to the crash report, 19-year-old Ke’Shawn Blackwell of West Mansfield was driving a 2007 Honda Civic southbound when the vehicle went off the right side of the roadway.
Blackwell overcorrected, causing the Civic to lose control and spin.
The vehicle was struck on the passenger side by a northbound 2015 Chevrolet Silverado operated by 27-year-old Kodie Miner of Belle Center.
After the collision, the Civic left the east side of the roadway and entered a cornfield.
The vehicle traveled through the cornfield before exiting and striking a ditch, where it came to rest.
The Silverado traveled partially off the right side of the roadway before coming to a stop.
Blackwell was cited for failure to control.
No injuries were reported.
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Logan County Sheriff’s deputies responded to two serious crashes Saturday.
The first happened on U.S. 68, north of Bellefontaine and shortly before County Road 57.
Authorities say one vehicle lost control, resulting in a two-vehicle crash.
The second crash happened in the 5000 block of County Road 40 near Ridgeway.
A milk tanker truck lost control, struck a telephone pole, and overturned into a field.
Bokescreek Fire & EMS and Logan County HazMat responded to the scene.
No additional details about either crash have been released.
More information is expected to be released Monday as the investigations continue.
