18-year-old dies in car accident
On Dec. 16 at 6:08 a.m. the Coshocton County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call in reference to a possible injury accident at the intersection of SR 16 and CR 6 in Jackson Township.
Upon arrival of emergency personnel, it was found that Stephen D. Imel (44 Y.O. male of Coshocton) was traveling westbound on SR 16 when Wesley E. Shontz JR (18 Y.O. male of Coshocton) failed to yield the right of way to oncoming traffic, causing Imel to strike Shontz JR’s vehicle on the driver’s side. Shontz JR and a juvenile passenger had to be extricated from the vehicle.
Shontz JR. was transported to CRMC where he was pronounced deceased. The juvenile passenger was transported to Genesis and later transported to Nationwide Hospital where he remains in critical condition at this time. Imel was not injured.
Assisting at the scene was Jackson TWP Fire, Coshocton City Fire, Coshocton County EMS, Prince’s Wrecker Service, REACT, and ODOT.
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