Jeffrey O. Heath, 52, of Bellefontaine, was cited for a towing equipment violation after a trailer disconnected from his northbound pickup and struck a bridge guardrail on Troy Road just south of Plumvalley Street around 3:20 p.m. Tuesday.
Officers of the Bellefontaine Police Department observed the motorist was using a tow ball too small for the trailer’s hitch.
Damage was heavy to the trailer.
Two lodged in jail
Kenneth J. Giron, 35, at large, was charged Tuesday with criminal trespassing.
He was found around 7:45 a.m. inside 1012 Heritage Court without permission after the previous tenants, his friends, had moved out.
He was lodged in jail.
• Timothy K. Reisinger, 26, at large, was jailed Tuesday for a probation violation and a warrant for failure to appear.