Farmer dead after accident in field

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WESTON — A farmer was killed in an apparent accident in a farm field on Tuesday, according to the Wood County Sheriff’s Office.

At 2:13 p.m., the sheriff’s office received a 911 report of a single vehicle crash in a farmer’s field. Sheriff’s deputies along with Weston EMS and Milton Township Fire crews were dispatched to the scene.

An unoccupied tractor was being started, utilizing the battery from a pickup truck. The tractor began moving and struck the pickup, knocking over the lone farmer, William Wilhelm, 82, Deshler, and pinning him to the ground. William was pronounced deceased at the scene. He was located by a family member who called 911.

No one else was on scene at the time of the accident.

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