Monday, 3 November 2014

Driver may be charged in fatal wedding day crash

The driver of a pickup involved in a one-vehicle crash Oct. 12 that took the lives of two people, including a groom on his wedding day, could face charges this month.
Wyandot County Sheriff Michael Hetzel said evidence has been presented to the Wyandot County Prosecutor's Office.
"I can't comment on the evidence because it is still an ongoing investigation," Hetzel said. He also would not say whether toxicology test results have been received.
Hetzel said previously that alcohol and speed were both being investigated as possible causes of the crash.
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"I am pretty sure the evidence will be presented to the grand jury within the next week to 10 days," Hetzel said.
Timothy N. Tebbe, of rural Nevada, Ohio, was driving a 2014 Dodge Ram quad cab pickup on Oct. 12.
Andrew M. Bloomfield, 27, Galion, died in the crash just hours after saying his vows with Ruth D. Driskill Bloomfield, who was seriously injured in the crash that happened at 4:49 p.m. Oct. 12 in Antrim Township in Wyandot County.
Elizabeth M. Shelton, 26, Bucyrus, was pronounced dead at the scene by Wyandot County Coroner Joseph Sberna. Andrew Bloomfield was taken by medical helicopter to St. Rita's Hospital in Lima, where he later died.
Driskill Bloomfield, 37, also of Galion, and Tebbe were flown to St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima.
Hetzel said the preliminary investigation shows Tebbe was traveling north on Township Highway 135, just north of Township Highway 72, when he lost control of the pickup. The truck traveled off the west side of the road and hit an embankment, which caused the truck to roll. The truck then hit a utility pole and rolled several more times, coming to rest in a cornfield.
Shelton and Bloomfield were thrown from the vehicle. Driskill Bloomfield and Tebbe had to be freed from the vehicle with an extraction device.

Both Driskill Bloomfield and Tebbe have been released from the hospital. A memorial took place two weeks ago in Nevada in honor of the crash victims.

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