A Gibsonburg man was killed in a two-vehicle crash this morning on U.S. 20 near Lemoyne Road.
Around 6:30 a.m., troopers from the Bowling Green Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to the two-vehicle fatal crash. Upon arriving on scene troopers learned that a Chevrolet Cavalier driven by Jesse T. Cutcher, 29, of Gibsonburg, was traveling eastbound on Route 20.
A Chevrolet 2500 pick-up truck driven by Christopher L. Kugler, 22, of Carrollton, was traveling westbound on Route 20 when it went left of center striking Cutcher’s vehicle. After impact both vehicles came to rest in the eastbound lane of Route 20.
Cutcher was pronounced deceased at the scene. Kugler was transported to Bay Park Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Route 20 remained closed for approximately three and a half hours.
The crash remains under investigation and alcohol does not appear to be a factor. The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted on scene by the Wood County Sheriff’s Office, the Ohio Department of Transportation and Troy Township Fire Department.
