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An Angola, Indiana, man was hurt badly in a two-vehicle crash Monday morning in Northwest Township.
The Defiance Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported that at 8:36 a.m., a 2008 Buick sedan driven by Hugh M. Skiles, 91, of Angola, was traveling southbound on County Road 1.50 while a 2017 Jeep SUV driven by Jennifer A. Horne, 41, of Edon, was traveling northbound on that road.
The preliminary investigation indicates that Skilesâ Buick traveled left of center while negotiating a curve and collided head-on into Horneâs Jeep.
Skiles was removed from his vehicle using mechanical extrication equipment operated by fire and rescue personnel on scene. He was transported by the Samaritan Life Flight to Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with critical injuries received in the crash.
Tyler J. Blankemeyer has been selected the 2020 Trooper of the Year for the Ohio State Highway Patrolâs Defiance Post.
His selection is in recognition of outstanding service throughout the year. Fellow officers stationed at the Defiance Post chose Blankemeyer based on his leadership abilities, professional ethics, courteous treatment of others, enthusiastic work attitude and cooperation with supervisors, peers and the public.
Blankemeyer joined the highway patrol in 2018. Originally from Pandora, he is a graduate of Fort Jennings High School and has served honorably in the Marine Corp Reserve, earning the rank of corporal.
Blankemeyer is now in contention for District and State honors as Trooper of the Year.