Single-Vehicle Rollover Accident in Ashland County Sends Two to Hospital
Joe Lyons •
December 9, 2024
Single-Vehicle Rollover Accident in Ashland County Sends Two to Hospital
Ashland County, OH – A single-vehicle rollover accident on State Route 545 sent two Shelby, Ohio residents to the hospital with serious injuries this afternoon.
Emergency responders from the Ohio Highway Patrol, Ashland County Sheriff’s Office, Savannah Fire & EMS, along with Ashland EMS were dispatched to the scene at 913 State Route 545 at 4:12 p.m.
According to a witness, 42-year-old Joshua Hamilton was driving a 2014 Ford Focus northbound on State Route 545 when he attempted to pass another northbound vehicle. His car veered off the left side of the highway, reentered the road, and then crested a hill. Upon seeing an Amish buggy ahead, Hamilton overcorrected, causing the car to swerve off the right side of the road, return to the pavement, and going back off the right side of the road, ultimately roll multiple times striking a culvert before coming to rest.
Hamilton’s passenger, 22-year-old Veronica Jones, was also in the vehicle at the time of the accident. Both Hamilton and Jones were transported to Ohio-Health with injuries described as serious.
The Ohio Highway Patrol is investigating the crash, and no charges have been filed at this time.
