24-year-old Crestline man killed in head-on crash in Huron County

Gere Goble, Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum
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A Crestline man was killed in a head-on crash Wednesday after the other driver tried to pass in a no-passing zone.

Samuel W. Howell, 24, Crestline, was driving a silver 2008 Saturn hatchback southbound on Section Line Road 30 north of Old Military Road in Norwich Township, Huron County, at 3:03 p.m. Wednesday, according to a news release from the Norwalk post of the Ohio Highway Patrol.

John R. Tracey, 65, Willard, who was driving a white 2017 Ford pickup northbound on Section Line Road 30, attempted to pass another northbound vehicle in a no-passing zone and struck Howell’s Saturn head-on, according to the news release. Both vehicles came to rest in the roadway.

Howell, who was not wearing a safety belt, was trapped in the hatchback and had to be extricated by mechanical means. He died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash, according to the news release.

Tracey had serious injuries and was flown by Mercy Health LifeFlight to Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center. It is not known if he was wearing a seatbelt, according to the news release.

The crash remains under investigation.

The patrol was assisted by the Huron County Sheriff’s Office, Willard Fire and Rescue, Attica-Venice-Reed Fire District, Mercy Health LifeFlight, Huron County Engineer’s Office, the Huron County Coroner’s Office, Secor Funeral Services, and A&M Towing, according to the news release.

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