Multiple severe vehicular accidents occured over the weekend in the area, as reported by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
The first occurred on Saturday, January 23, at approximately 2:45 p.m. in Stockdale. The official release from the Portsmouth post of the state highway patrol reads as follows, âStockdale, Ohio â The Portsmouth Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a vehicle vs. pedestrian crash that occurred around 2:45p.m. on January 23, 2021. A 7 year old was struck by a vehicle while crossing State Route 335 near Sunset Lane in Stockdale, Ohio. The child was flown to Nationwide Childrenâs Hospital in Columbus with non-life threatening injuries. The Highway Patrol was assisted on scene by the Pike County Sheriff Office, Pike County EMS, Medflight, and Stockdale VFD. The crash remains under investigation by troopers at the Portsmouth Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.â
Jan 25, 2021
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A one-vehicle injury crash closed State Route 32 near milepost 8 in Jackson County Sunday afternoon.
27-year-old James Schoolcraft of Wheelersburg was eastbound in a 2001 Jeep Cherokee when he lost control, struck the median, and overturned into the westbound lanes.
Schoolcraft had to be extricated, and he and 22-year-old passenger Nancy Erwin were transported to Holzer Hospital. Schoolcraft was then transported to Grant Hospital with serious injuries.
The westbound lanes of State Route 32 were shut down for more than an hour.
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A seven-year-old was struck by a vehicle while crossing State Route 335 near Sunset Lane in Stockdale in eastern Pike County Saturday afternoon.
Jan 25, 2021
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A one-vehicle injury crash closed State Route 32 near milepost 8 in Jackson County Sunday afternoon.
27-year-old James Schoolcraft of Wheelersburg was eastbound in a 2001 Jeep Cherokee when he lost control, struck the median, and overturned into the westbound lanes.
Schoolcraft had to be extricated, and he and 22-year-old passenger Nancy Erwin were transported to Holzer Hospital. Schoolcraft was then transported to Grant Hospital with serious injuries.
The westbound lanes of State Route 32 were shut down for more than an hour.
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A seven-year-old was struck by a vehicle while crossing State Route 335 near Sunset Lane in Stockdale in eastern Pike County Saturday afternoon.