February 3, 2025, Press Release from the Van Wert County Sheriff's Office: The information provided allows for a timely snapshot of events in our community. The crimes reported here are preliminary investigations, taken in the field by deputies, and may or may not be assigned to a Detective for further investigation. The information provided may be found after further investigation to be incorrect or false. Certain details of these incidents have been removed due to potential follow-up investigation into the incident and/or for privacy rights.
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Close up of car tire covered with snow on a slippery road.
Drone white color flying close-up. Taken from below while the sky is clear. 3D Render.
A Lima Fire Department ambulance was involved in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Robb Avenue and West Street. Nobody was injured in the accident that happened around 11 a.m. Monday. The Lima Police Department and the Lima Fire Department responded to the scene of the crash involving the ambulance and a pickup truck. The ambulance will have to be fixed before returning to service.
Pictured: Close-up shot of a thief wearing a black shirt and black gloves opening a car door.
Merry-etta Tree Lighting in Marietta.
Pictured: Shawnee State Park in Portsmouth.
August 14, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Transportation: COLUMBUS, OHIO – In a little under a year, DriveOhio’s Rural Automated Driving Systems (ADS) project collected nearly 60 terabytes of data that will help define future technology needs for automated vehicles in rural environments. While automated driving systems have the potential to dramatically improve roadway safety, data shows that these systems must be refined to maximize that potential in rural areas. Most automated vehicle testing to date has been conducted in urban areas without the hilly and curvy terrain, limited sight distances, and shaded tree canopies typical of a rural environment. Funded in part by a $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, this project accomplished one of the most comprehensive testing efforts yet to be conducted on rural roads in the United States.
Pictured: EV Production Line on Advanced Automated Smart Factory.
A Defiance man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon. 82-year-old James Bailey was flown to St. Vincent's Hospital and died from his injuries. A front-seat passenger, 71-year-old Marcia Bailey, was taken to Defiance Hospital with serious injuries. The Defiance Post of the State Patrol reports that the driver, James Bailey, failed to yield at a stop sign on Independence Road, pulled out onto U.S. 24, and was hit by an oncoming pickup truck driven by 53-year-old Brandon Sanchez of Delphos.