Three children were among those receiving injuries in a two-vehicle crash which occurred on Pemberville Road and Ayers Road, in Lake Township on September 20, 2020 at approximately 6:16 p.m., according to the Bowling Green Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
A 2015 Chrysler Town and Country, driven by 32-year-old Kallin St. John of Northwood, was northbound on Pemberville Road approaching Ayers Road. A 2011 Ford Fusion, driven by 67-year-old William Brewer, of Oregon, was traveling west on Ayers Road.
Approaching Pemberville Rd. Brewer failed to yield at the stop sign and struck the Chrysler Town and County. The Chrysler Town and Country then went off the left side of the road and came to rest in a ditch. Brewer was ejected from his vehicle and landed in the ditch, and the Ford Fusion came to rest in the ditch.
The Chrysler Town and Country was also occupied by passengers 29-year-old Katherine Scott of Northwood Ohio, 3-year-old Eli Beck, 2-year-old Logan St. John, and 7-year-old Ayden St. John. All occupants of the Chrysler Town and Country were transported to St. Vincent Medical Center by ground ambulance with non-life threatening injuries.
Brewer was also transported to St. Vincent Medical Center by ground ambulance with non-life threatening injuries.
The roadway was closed for approximately 1-hour.
Safety belts were worn by both occupants of the Town and Country, and child safety seats were used by the 3-year-old and the 2-year-old, and the 7 year old was in a booster seat. It is unknown at this time if Brewer was wearing his seatbelt.
Brewer was cited for failing to yield at the stop sign, and the crash remains under investigation.
The Bowling Green Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Lake Township Police Department, Lake Township EMS and Fire, Northwood EMS and Fire, Wright’s Towing and VJ’s Towing.
