Mansfield man killed in head-on crash

Lou Whitmire, Mansfield News Journal
·2 min read
An Ohio State Highway Patrol cruiser.
An Ohio State Highway Patrol cruiser.

NORWALK – A 45-year-old Mansfield man was killed in a head-on crash Wednesday morning in Huron County, the Ohio Highway Patrol reported.

The Norwalk post of the Ohio Highway Patrol is investigating the crash that occurred at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday on U.S. 20 near milepost 23 in Townsend Township, Huron County, involving a pickup and two semitrailers.

Bryan J. Anable, 45, of Mansfield, was driving a white 2003 Chevy pickup eastbound on U.S. 20 and Nathanael Y. Roy, 46, of Plymouth was the front seat passenger.

William L. Worcester, 56, of Grafton, was driving a blue 2020 Volvo semitrailer westbound on U.S. 20 and Stephen N. Biro, 70, of Parma, was driving a white 2020 Hino semi westbound on US 20 behind Worcester.

Anable’s pickup traveled left of center and sideswiped the Volvo semi before striking the Hino semi head-on in the westbound lane, according to the patrol. Worcester’s semi came to a stop on the north edge of the road; Biro’s semi drove off the right side of the road and into the ditch.

Anable’s Chevy pickup was disabled in the middle of the roadway, the patrol said in a news release Wednesday evening.

Anable was not wearing a safety belt and was trapped in the pickup. He was extricated by mechanical means. He died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash, the patrol said. Roy was not wearing his safety belt. He sustained serious injuries and was flown by Metro LifeFlight to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland.

Worcester was wearing a safety belt and was uninjured.

Biro was wearing a safety belt and sustained minor injuries. He was treated at the scene by Citizen’s EMS.

The highway patrol was assisted by the Huron County Sheriff’s Office, Wakeman Fire District, Citizen’s EMS, North Central EMS, Metro LifeFlight, ODOT, The Huron County Coroner’s Office, Huron County EMA, Interstate Towing, and Norb’s Towing.

This is the fifth fatal crash in Huron County this year and the fourth crash where the fatal victim was unbelted. The patrol reminds everyone that wearing a safety belt is the best way to protect yourself from serious injury or death in a motor vehicle crash.

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This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: Bryan J. Anable, 45, of Mansfield, died from injuries sustained in crash