The Ohio State Highway patrol has updated its report of an early morning (July 15) three-vehicle crash on I-75 in Bowling Green.
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The crash was initially reported as a wrong way driver, but further investigation showed the crash was the result of a northbound semi-tractor trailer combination driving through the median and into the southbound lanes.
A freightliner semi-tractor trailer combination, operated by Robert M. Branch, 60, Flint Michigan was driving northbound when it drove off the side of the roadway, through the median and into the southbound lanes. Upon entering the southbound lanes, Branch struck a Kenworth semi-tractor trailer combination, operated by Victor L. Jarvis, 60, Columbus, and a Dodge Ram operated by Martieon Imony Marquise Adams, 19, Toledo.
The drivers of both semis were transported by ground ambulance to Wood County Hospital for non- life threatening injuries.
Adams and the two occupants of the Dodge Ram were checked out by EMS and determined to be uninjured. As a result of the crash, Branch received the citation for failure to drive in marked lanes.
The southbound lanes were completely closed for approximately one hour. They were intermittent lane restrictions until noon when the scene was cleared and the roadway was completely reopened.
