Capsule Reports - Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023

Passing accident

Damage is estimated between $10,000 and $25,000 after a Ridgeville man’s vehicle hit an Ohio man’s truck while passing other vehicles along U.S. 27 about 4:08 p.m. Tuesday.

Steven L. Georgi, 65, was driving his 2021 Chevrolet Silverado south on the highway near county road 800 South when he drove into the northbound lane to pass multiple vehicles, according to an accident report from Jay County Sheriff’s Office. As he attempted to re-enter the southbound lane because of oncoming traffic, he struck a 2022 Ford F-550 driven by 32-year-old Marcus A. Thompson of Eaton, Ohio. Thompson and a witness, Carla Albrecht, both told police a school bus was at the front of the line of cars Georgi had attempted to pass.

Thompson’s truck is registered to Gateway Tire Company of Monroe, Ohio.

Off road

A Portland man was injured after his vehicle went off the side of county road 300 North and caught on fire about 1:54 p.m. Tuesday.

Koby W. Lewellen, 18, told police he was driving his 2012 Ford Fusion east on the road when a vehicle caused him to go off the north side of the road into a ditch. Lewellen’s vehicle rolled twice and caught on fire.

Lewellen sustained injuries from the crash. Damage is estimated between $10,000 and $25,000.

Drove off road

A Montpelier man drove off county road 200 South and crashed into a pole about 4:36 a.m. Tuesday.

Garrett M. Williams, 30, was driving a 2011 Buick Lucerne west on the road just west of Blaine Pike when he dropped a lit cigarette inside the car, according to a Jay County Sheriff’s Office report. Williams told police he reached down to grab the cigarette and drove off the south side of the road into a ditch, where he hit a utility pole owned by Frontier Communications.

Damage is estimated between $2,500 and $5,000.