Ashland Resident Remains in Critical Condition After Crash

Joe Lyons • December 16, 2023

Ohio Highway Patrol, Ashland Police Division, Ashland County Sheriff’s Office, and Ashland Fire Department & EMS responded to US Route 42, between Ashland County Road 1095 (Mifflin Road) and Ashland County Road 995 (King Road), after a 911 caller reported a vehicle off of the roadway and in the woods, around 5:06pm.

According to the Ashland Post of the Ohio Highway Patrol, Karely Fullmer, 86, of Ashland was driving a 2013 Chrysler Town & Country, Southbound on US 42, when she drove left of center. Her vehicle continued to drive off the road into the ditch line of the wooded area, before striking a large tree.

When Karely Fullmer went across the center line into the Northbound lane of US 42, Scott Conery, 64, of Florida swerved to avoid hitting Karely Fullmer head-on. His 2019 Honda CRV went off the right side of the road into the ditch.

Scott Conery was not injured as a result of the crash.

Karely Fullmer was transported by Ashland EMS to University Hospital Samaritan Medical Center in critical condition and Life-Flighted to University Hospital Medical Center in Cleveland.

Aber’s Towing & Crane Center was responsible for the clean-up and removal of Karely Fullmer’s vehicle.

US Route 42 was closed for approximately an hour during the crash.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation by the Ashland Post of the Ohio Highway Patrol.