Hardin County Sheriff’s office responded to a two-vehicle injury accident at the intersection of State Route 67 and 235 at 6:38 a.m., Friday, Sept. 18. Here is the sheriff’s report:
Upon arrival they found that a southbound white Honda Accord driven by Charles Smith, Jr., of Harrod, had pulled from the stop sign on State Route 235 into the path of a westbound Chevy SUV driven by Jade Zartman of Belle Center.
The Chevy SUV struck the Honda broadside in the driver’s side.
The driver of the Honda, Charles Smith, Jr., was declared dead at the scene by EMS. The driver of the Chevy and her minor passengers suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene.
Ada police received three separate reports of vandalism on Sunday, Sept. 13, according to the police reports. And, later in the evening the police received a report that someone thought a vehicle hit something.
• 138 S. Johnson St., 8:30 a.m.
• 316 S. Johnson St., 1:51 p.m.
• 217 E. Lehr Ave., 3:42 p.m.
Reported as hit-skip accident, vehicle hit with a bat
• 210 E. Dobbins Ave., 10:19 p.m.
Reported hearing a vehicle hitting something
Hardin County Sheriff logs from Sept. 8 to 15 are attached.
Ada-Liberty Township Fire Department responded to three fire alarm fire calls – twice on Sept. 7 and once on Sept. 8, according to the Ada police docket.
On Sept. 7 at 9:25 p.m. the department had a call from Taggart Law library. Then, at 11:16 p.m. the department had a call from Hill Hall.
On Sept. 8, the department received a second call to Hill Hall, this one at 11:16 p.m.
Hardin County sheriff logs from Sept. 2 to Sept. 8 are attached.
As a result of vandalism to the Ada depot, Ada’s council moved to close the depot park from dusk to dawn. The action took place at Tuesday’s council meeting.
According to Michael Harnishfeger, police chief, the depot was vandalized on Aug. 18 with graffiti. Words and images were spray painted on the depot. In addition, random vehicles in the community were also hit by vandalism.
The police have two juvenile suspects and charges against them will be filed in Hardin County Juvenile Court, according to Harnishfeger.
Attached at the bottom of this story are Hardin County Sheriff logs covering Aug. 26 to Sept. 2.
Two fatal motor vehicle crashes have been recorded in Hardin County within 24 hours, according to the Hardin County Sheriff's office. The department provide the following details:
Two-vehicle head-on accident
At 12:22 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 26, the county dispatch was notified of a two-vehicle head-on crash on County Road 75 south of Ohio Route 67W in McDonald Township, which claimed the life of Joseph R. Moore, 56, of rural Kenton.
The crash occurred when Moore’s southbound vehicle drove into the path of a northbound truck and trailer operated by Keith Elsasser, 68, of Kenton. Elsasser was not injured.
Ada police responded to an attempted theft reported at 313 W. Lima Ave., Unit B, on Aug. 25. The report was called in at 9:56 p.m.
And on Aug. 22, police responded to a call of a loud party including a large crowd that the report stated put everyone involved at risk due to covid-19. The call was received at 10:30 p.m. and the complaint was at 125 S. Gilbert St.
Hardin County Sheriff logs from Aug. 18 to Aug. 26 are attached.
