SPRINGFIELD — An Urbana man was pronounced dead at the hospital following a two-vehicle crash that occurred around 3:30 p.m., Friday, April 12, on State Route 72, just north of Eagle City Road in Moorefield Township in Clark County.
Lawrence Oglesbee, 79, Urbana, was transported by ambulance to the Springfield Regional Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead, troopers from the Springfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.
Oglesbee reportedly was attempting to enter State Route 72 from a private driveway in a 2016 Ford Escape when he pulled into the path of a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado operated by John Jones, 56, Springfield, traveling south on State Route 72.
Jones was transported by ground ambulance to Miami Valley Hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
Damage was heavy to both vehicles. The northbound lanes of S.R. 72 were shut down for a time Friday afternoon.
The patrol was assisted at the scene by the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, Moorefield Township Fire Department and EMS and Dan’s Towing.