PIONEER – A Cygnet woman was injured in a three-vehicle fatal crash Sunday in Williams County just south
of the village.
Connie Shope, Cygnet, was taken by air ambulance to Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana, following the
crash. An update on her condition was not immediately available this morning.
The Defiance Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol reports the crash occurred around 6:21 p.m. on Ohio 15
at U.S. 20. At that time, Delbert Drinnon Jr., Mark Center, was southbound on Route 15 when he failed to
maintain assured clear distance ahead and struck a Harley-Davidson motorcycle driven by Craig
Parliament, 66, West Unity, which was stopped at the intersection with Route 20.
Shope was a rear-seat passenger on the motorcycle.
The motorcycle then struck a vehicle driven by Yadira Garcia, Adrian, Michigan.
Parliament was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.