A Michigan man sustained life threatening injuries in a two-vehicle crash this morning (Jan. 23) in Lake Township.
Troopers from the Bowling Green Post responded at 10:23 a.m. to the crash on State Route 420 at Libbey Road in Lake Township.
Martin T. Hinton, 69, of Minerva, Ohio, was driving a 2014 International semi tractor-trailer combination southbound on Route 420 and was stopped at a red traffic light at Libbey Road. Joseph R. Harris, 22, of Clarkston, Michigan, was driving a 2021 Subaru Outback southbound on Route 420 and struck the rear of Hinton’s trailer.
Harris was transported to St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center by Lake Township EMS with life-threatening injuries.
Both drivers were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the crash.
The crash remains under investigation at this time.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Lake Township Police Department, Lake Township Fire and EMS, and Pat and Son Towing.
