US-6 accident (06-21-14)

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Firefighters work on the scene of an accident involving a Chevy pickup truck and a semi truck
Friday, June 20, 2014, at the intersection of US-6 and Sand Ridge Road south of Bowling Green. According
to the Wood County Sheriff’s
office, a Friday night crash on

U.S. Route 6 at Sand Ridge Road caused

the death of Jared Zernhel, 39,

of Custar. The Sheriff’s office is

investigating the crash which was

reported at 10:19 p.m. involving a

pickup truck and semi-tractor

trailer. Zernhel was driving the pickup

south on Sand Ridge Road and

failed to stop at the posted sign at Route

6. His truck was struck

by the westbound semi and was

pronounced dead at the scene. His

female passenger was transported to

the Wood County Hospital. Her name

has not been released. The driver of

the semi was not injured. Responding to the scene were Mid County 120, Central Joint Fire and Bowling
Green Fire Department.(Photos: Enoch Wu/Sentinel-Tribune) SEE MORE PHOTOS

Emergency personnel transfer a crash victim on a
stretcher Friday, June 20, 2014 after a collision involving a Chevy pickup truck and a semi truck. The
accident closed off US-6 eastbound and westbound lanes late Friday evening.
A truck driver speaks on a phone as
men work to free a victim from a Chevy pickup truck after a collision with a semi truck Friday, June 20,
2014. The accident closed off US-6 eastbound and westbound lanes late Friday evening.
A firefighter inspects a
totaled Chevy pickup truck near a Sheriff’s deputy Friday, June 20, 2014.
An emergency responder checks a field
near a dislocated pickup truck bed as stopped traffic is seen on US-6 after an accident Friday, June 20,
2014.
Emergency
personnel work on the scene of an accident involving a Chevy pickup truck and a semi truck Friday, June
20, 2014, at the intersection of US-6 and Sand Ridge Road south of Bowling Green.

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