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A truck driver and teenage passenger in another vehicle were taken to local hospitals after an 8:30 a.m. Friday crash in western Logan County, deputies of the Logan County Sheriff’s Office report.
Gary Buchenroth, 46, of Bellefontaine, was westbound on State Route 274 in a tractor-trailer when a vehicle driven by Heath A. Elliott, 17, of Jackson Center, failed to stop at the stop sign at the County Road 23 intersection and traveled into the semi’s path.
Mr. Buchenroth was taken by an Indian Lake squad to Mary Rutan Hospital while Andrew Allison, 14, of Jackson Center, was taken by an Anna-Jackson Center squad to Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney.
The teenage motorist, who said he was unable to stop because of icy road conditions, was cited for a stop sign violation.