By Jill Gosche
An ambulance transporting a patient to a hospital struck a car attempting to turn at SR 101 and TR 15 in Clinton Township Saturday afternoon. Deputy Denny Wilkinson of Seneca County Sheriff’s Office said a 1997 Ford F-350 ambulance, which is county-owned and used by Green Springs EMS, was traveling southbound on SR 101 while making a non-emergency transport to Mercy Tiffin Hospital. The ambulance, driven by John C. Minich, 19, of Fremont, was following a 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier driven by Ridge D. Bevis, 16, of Clyde. Bevis’ vehicle stopped to make a left turn onto TR 15 and was struck in the rear by the ambulance, Wilkinson said. Minich, a volunteer for Green Springs EMS, did not stop in time because of the snow- and ice-covered roadway, Wilkinson said. Seneca County was under a Level 1 snow emergency at the time of the crash. The advisory was lifted at 2:21 p.m. Saturday, according to information from the sheriff’s office. Bevis and his passenger, Spencer M. Keegan, 16, of Fremont, were not injured and were wearing seat belts, Wilkinson said. Wilkinson said Minich was wearing a seat belt, and a second EMT, Jeff DeVore of Tiffin, was in the back of the ambulance with the patient. No one in the ambulance was injured, he said. Tiffin EMS was called to transport the patient to Mercy Tiffin Hospital. Wilkinson said the vehicles sustained minor damage. A citation was pending and the accident was under investigation Saturday afternoon. Personnel from Clinton Township Volunteer Fire Department, Seneca County’s Echo unit, Seneca County Sheriff’s Office and Tiffin Fire and Rescue Division responded to the scene. The accident occurred at 12:15 p.m., and the scene was cleared around 1 p.m. |
