Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 22 at 5:43PM EDT until March 23 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE CAMPBELL KENTON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
ADAMS HIGHLAND PIKE ROSS SCIOTO
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BROWN BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ADA, ALEXANDRIA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
32° 32° Mon 47° Mon 47° 29° 29° Tue 53° Tue 53°
a_d
Thursday, June 7th, 2018

Celina man killed in truck-cycle crash

Accident occurs on Mud Pike

By Tom Stankard
Photo by Ed Gebert/The Daily Standard

A Mercer County Sheriff's deputy, left, investigates the scene of a fatal accident involving a truck and motorcycle on Wednesday afternoon in the 2200 block of Mud Pike.

CELINA - A Celina man has died from injuries suffered on Wednesday afternoon in a motorcycle-pickup truck accident.
James R. Hart, 71, Celina, was riding a 1988 Harley-Davidson westbound on Mud Pike at about 3:41 p.m. when he reportedly was struck by an eastbound 2004 Chevrolet pickup truck operated by Hunter Lee Wycuff, 20, Celina, as Wycuff was turning north into his residence at 2251 Mud Pike, according to a Mercer County Sheriff's Office report.
Hart reportedly was taken by emergency helicopter to Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, where he later succumbed to his injuries, the sheriff's office confirmed this morning.
Wycuff was uninjured in the accident, the report stated.
This marks the second fatal traffic accident this year in Mercer County.
Investigators so far don't know the reason why Wycuff failed to yield or if he had been distracted when the accident occurred, Capt. Martin Emerine said this morning.
Hart was wearing a helmet and Wycuff was wearing a seatbelt, according to the report. Neither alcohol nor drugs were determined to be factors in the accident.
No citations have been issued as the case is being reviewed by Mercer County Prosecutor Matthew Fox's office, Emerine said.
Deputies were assisted by personnel from the Rockford and Chattanooga fire departments and Celina EMS squad, the report indicated.
a_d
Archive of June 7th, 2018
Buy this E-Edition
Additional online story on this date
Padres select Thwaits
The San Diego Padres called Nick Thwaits to schedule a workout.
A few days later, Thwaits' name was called by the Padres in the Major League Baseball Draft. [More]
Subscriber and paid stories on this date
Man pleads guilty in car chase
WAPAKONETA - A 39-year-old man charged with taking a vehicle and leading police on a 28-minute pursuit through western Auglaize County and eastern Mercer County in April, pleaded guilty on Monday to charges in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court.
Steroid use cited as the cause of local crime
CELINA - The effects of steroid use have been blamed for the 2017 actions of a 36-year-old Celina man who held a Delphos woman against her will and threatened her with a firearm at his home.
Officials ID driver found dead in water
WAPAKONETA - A driver who was found dead on Tuesday after his truck had rolled into a pond on Wapakoneta-Fisher Road has been identified as Michael S. Crawford, 35, of Wapakoneta.
Area woman's quilts brighten up brewery
YELLOW SPRINGS - From a distance, Marilyn Stall's artworks of flowers, guitars and other objects adorning a wall in the Yellow Springs Brewery taproom appear to be beautiful paintings.
Niswonger Center unveils lineup
VAN WERT - Country music stars Trace Adkins and Travis Tritt, a live presentation of "The Sound of Music" and Christian music star Amy Grant will be among the highlights of the coming season at the Niswonger Center for the Arts. The lineup was announced earlier this week.
Hitting in the clutch
Parkway makes most of four hits in win over Coldwater
ROCKFORD - Clutch two-out hitting by Parkway batters backed pitcher Breyden Bruns' six innings of five-hit baseball as the Panthers defeated Coldwater 5-2 in Mercer County ACME baseball action at Don Black Field.
Burk ready to lead Mariners
The Grand Lake Mariners are coming off a great year.
And the team expects another great one this season with a new manager and new roster.
"We
Flyers edge Bulldogs
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Reece Eifert's single in the bottom of the seventh allowed Marion Local to rally to beat Celina 5-4 in Mercer County ACME play at the Airport in Maria Stein.