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Ronald C. VanHoose, 34, of Bellefontaine, was transported by Perry Township EMS to Mary Rutan Hospital for treatment of incapacitating injuries sustained in a rollover crash Wednesday morning.
Deputies of the Logan County Sheriff’s Office report he was operating an eastbound car about 6:40 a.m. on U.S. Route 33 just west of Township Road 145 when he drove off the left side of the road and crossed the median. The vehicle then went into the westbound lanes of U.S. 33 and went off the right side of the westbound lanes and became airborne.
The car overturned, struck a fence and then came to rest upright at the shoulder of the eastbound lane of State Route 292. VanHoose was cited for failure to control. He was wearing his seat belt, deputies report. Damage was heavy to his vehicle, which was towed from the scene.
OVI arrest reported in Huntsville
Zachary A. Pyles, 36, of 7982 Township Road 28, Zanesfield, was charged with operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs during a traffic stop in the village of Huntsville early this morning.
Deputies on patrol in the village about 12:20 a.m. reported observing traffic backed up at the intersection of Lima and Napoleon streets. Pyles reportedly was operating a vehicle that was stopped at the intersection, and when deputies went to check on him, they found that he was slumped over in the driver’s seat sleeping.
Deputies said they had to tap on Pyles’ window several times to wake him up. While speaking with him, they then noticed an odor of alcohol coming from the vehicle. The driver admitted to consuming alcohol that evening.
He submitted to field sobriety tests, and was transported to the Logan County Jail, where he refused to take a blood alcohol content test. He also was cited for stopping in the roadway.
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