LOGAN COUNTY, Ohio — Two people were seriously injured Thursday evening in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. Route 33 in Logan County.
According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at about 7:20 p.m. in the westbound lanes south of Zanesfield in Jefferson Township.
Troopers said Zoila Lupera, 55, of Elida, was driving a 2012 Ford Explorer westbound on U.S. 33 when the SUV crossed the right edge line. Investigators said Lupera overcorrected, causing the vehicle to travel across both westbound lanes before running off the left side of the roadway and striking a concrete barrier multiple times.
The SUV then crossed back over both lanes, struck the opposite concrete barrier, and came to rest.
Lupera was flown by MedFlight to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, where she was listed in serious, but stable condition.
Her passenger, Jorge Lupera-Centeno, 84, of Ecuador, was transported by ground ambulance to Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine before being airlifted to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He was listed in critical condition.
According to the patrol, both occupants were wearing seat belts, and impairment is not believed to have been a factor in the crash.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate the crash, which had the westbound lanes of U.S. 33 closed for two hours.
Bellefontaine Fire and EMS, Tri-Valley EMS, MedFlight, and Schaffer's Towing assisted at the scene.
