SANDUSKY, OH (CRAWFORD COUNTY NOW)—The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a serious injury crash involving a car and a bicycle that occurred early Saturday morning in Perkins Township, Erie County.
The crash happened at approximately 2:40 a.m. on Campbell Street, just south of Bell Avenue. According to troopers from the Sandusky Post, a 2015 Chevrolet Trax driven by Joseph P. Fox, 34, of Sandusky, struck a three-wheeled bicycle carrying three juveniles as all parties were traveling southbound.
Two of the juveniles were ejected from the bicycle upon impact and came to rest in the southbound lane. A third juvenile was able to jump from the bicycle before being struck and was not injured. The two injured juveniles were transported to Firelands Hospital with serious injuries. Fox was not injured in the crash.
Authorities said the red rear light on the bicycle was activated at the time of the collision, but none of the juveniles were wearing helmets. Fox fled the scene but was located shortly afterward in a private parking lot and taken into custody.
Fox has been charged with failure to maintain assured clear distance ahead, operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs (OVI), felony hit-skip, and felony aggravated vehicular assault. He was booked into the Erie County Jail.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Perkins Township Police Department, Perkins Township Fire and EMS, Sandusky Fire and EMS, the Erie County Sheriff’s Office, and Wilson’s Towing.
The crash remains under investigation.