FREMONT, Ohio — Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers with the Fremont post were on the scene of two deadly crashes Tuesday morning.
One crash happened in Erie County on US 250 near Kalahari water park and resort; the other crash happened in Seneca County on SR 53 near Township Rd. 150.
Dispatchers said that one fatality occurred in each crash.
Southbound US 250 between SR 2 and Scheid was closed due to the crash, as was SR 53 in both directions between CR 592 and CR 150.
While no information is yet known about the Erie County crash, authorities say the crash in Seneca County happened in Pleasant Township around 6:13 a.m.
Richard Selvey, 64, of Tiffin was driving a black Dodge Ram when he went left of center and hit a semi head-on.
Selvey suffered fatal injuries in the crash and needed to be extracted from the vehicle by mechanical means, according to police.
The driver of the semi, 57-year-old Kenneth Deselms, was not injured in the crash.
