Perry Co. Crash Report: Wrong-way crash on OH-37 at Melon Hill Rd kills 1

Crash Report –  OH-37 & Melon Hill Rd, New Lexington, OH

 

Report ID: 2023 April 10

NCIC#: Unknown

OFFICER ID#: Unknown


Traffic Units Involved: 2

Injuries/Fatalities: Yes

Vehicle Damage (If Any): Unknown but likely

Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown

Road Surface Condition (Dry, Wet, Snow, Mud, Dirt): Unknown

Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Head-on

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): N/A

Narrative

NEW LEXINGTON, OH – A 22-year-old man died Wednesday from injuries sustained in a head-on collision in central Perry County.

The incident occurred in the morning on OH-37 at Melon Hill Road, which is just east of Artheusa Springs Park in New Lexington.

Police say that the victim was headed westbound in a 2006 Toyota Corolla when he entered the eastbound lanes of the highway and crashed head-on into an eastbound 2018 GMC truck hauling a car trailer.

The wrong-driver, identified as Ronald Boggs, died after transport to a local hospital.

A full investigation is underway.

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