Ashland Officer Injured in Wal-Mart Parking Lot Crash

Joe Lyons • December 12, 2024

Ashland, OH – A routine day turned dire for the Ashland Police Division on December 11, 2024 at 10:12 a.m. when a call came in reporting an officer down and bleeding in the Wal-Mart parking lot. Officers, Detectives, and Ashland Fire Department & EMS responded to the scene, only to discover one of their own, Officer Abe Neumann, had been involved in the incident.

According to a witness, the incident began as Officer Neumann’s cruiser turned right off Amberwood Pkwy heading eastbound toward Wal-Mart near Buffalo Wild Wings. The witness reported seeing Neumann slumped to one side inside the vehicle. The cruiser then veered into oncoming traffic, striking the rear corner panel of an eastbound vehicle. Afterward, the cruiser reportedly accelerated, crossing a cement divider into the Wal-Mart parking lot and T-boning a parked car.

Ashland EMS transported Officer Neumann to the trauma center at Ohio-Health Mansfield Hospital. He has since been released and is recovering at home from facial injuries.

The Ashland Police Division declined to comment on the situation, stating that the Ohio State Highway Patrol is still investigating the crash.

Family members believe the crash may have been the result of a medical incident, though no official cause has been confirmed.

Drugs and or Alcohol were not a factor in the crash.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Ashland Post continues to investigate the circumstances of the crash.