Staff report
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Buckeye Central girls basketball coach Greg Moore was seriously injured in a two-vehicle accident this morning at the intersection of Ohio 598 and County Road 330.
Moore, who lives in Crestline, was taken to Mansfield MedCentral by LifeSupport ambulance. The accident was called in to the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office at 8:04 a.m.
According to the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office who investigated the accident, the 56-year-old Moore was traveling west on 330 in a van owned by FedEx. Moore’s van was struck by a northbound Mack truck driven by 50-year-old Gerald Cotsmire Jr., also of Crestline.
Moore’s vehicle went off the northwest corner of the intersection and struck a utility pole.
The Sheriff’s report did not indicate the extent of Moore’s injuries or if Costmire was injured.
The Jefferson Township Fire Department and EMS also responded to the scene of that accident.
This is Moore’s second season at the helm of the Buckeye Central girls basketball team. Prior to coaching at Buckeye Central, Moore was an assistant coach at Crestline and both an assistant and head coach at Bucyrus.