Hardin County Sheriff Investigates possible injury crash
By Paula Pyzik Scott
ADA__The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office has filed a crash report for a serious injury incident that occurred east of Ada on June 10.
The crash occurred around 9:07 p.m. at the intersection of State Route 81 and County Rd 15.
A semi-tractor was traveling northbound on County Road 15 near State Route 81 when it failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of the two roads. A full size pickup truck was traveling westbound on State Route 81 and a collision occurred due to the semi not stopping.
The driver of the semi-tractor, Esayas Berhe, age 54, had no apparent injuries.
The driver of the pickup truck, Ashleigh Jones, age 17, was transported by Ada Liberty EMS to Lima Memorial Hospital with possible injuries.
Ada Police and Hardin County Sheriff’s officers were assisted by Minich’s Towing, which towed both vehicles from the scene.
The driver of the semi-tractor was at fault due to not stopping.
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