1 dead, 2 injured in Seneca County head-on crash
SENECA COUNTY -- A head-on crash on State Route 18 in Loudon Township, Seneca County, killed one person and injured two others Wednesday afternoon, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported.
David A. Yates, 61, of Tiffin, was pronounced dead at the scene near County Road 5, the patrol said.
Yates was driving a 2009 white Ford Escape west on State Route 18 about 2:56 p.m. That vehicle crossed the center line and traveled into the eastbound lane, striking an eastbound blue 2024 Chevy Silverado driven by Deanna R. Sleek, 59, of Fostoria, in a head-on collision, the patrol said.
Sleek was transported to Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, where she is listed in stable condition with serious injuries. Her front-seat passenger, Albert F. Sleek, 52, of Fostoria, sustained serious injuries, the patrol said. He was taken to Mercy Health-Tiffin Hospital and is listed in stable condition, the patrol stated.
Yates was not wearing a seat belt, the patrol noted. The Sleeks were.
Troopers from the Norwalk post in Huron County are leading the ongoing investigation.
The patrol was assisted at the scene by the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office, Bascom Fire Department, Bascom EMS, Mercy Health Life Flight, Seneca County Emergency Response, and John’s Welding and Towing.
