Geauga County deputy, other driver injured after 3-vehicle crash: OSHP

TROY TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WJW) – A Geauga County Sheriff’s deputy and another driver were taken to the hospital after a three-vehicle crash on Wednesday.

State troopers were called to the crash just after 1 p.m. in the area of U.S. 422 and Main Market Road in Troy Township.

According to investigators, a 2010 Nissan Frontier slowed down to turn into a private driveway on U.S. 422 when it was hit in the back by a 2013 Chevrolet Silverado.

The Nissan was then pushed into a Geauga County Sheriff’s Office patrol car, both vehicles going off the north side of the road. The Chevrolet went off the south side of the road into a ditch, according to OSHP.

A 35-year-old sheriff’s deputy and the Nissan driver, a 71-year-old Burton woman, were taken by EMS to University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center for minor injuries.

The Chevy driver, a 26-year-old Mantua man, was cited for assured clear distance ahead.

The crash is still under investigation at this time.

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