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Two Steuben County Men Injured in Semi-Van Crash in Northwest Ohio

By: Charlotte Burke • December 19, 2025 • Williams County, OH
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(WILLIAMS COUNTY) - Two Steuben County men were injured Thursday morning in a crash involving a semi-truck and a van in northwest Ohio.

The crash happened around eight o'clock on State Route 49 near the Ohio Turnpike. State troopers say a semi traveling westbound on the turnpike exited onto northbound State Route 49 and failed to yield at a stop sign. The semi struck a van that was traveling southbound on State Route 49.

The van's driver, 58-year-old Randy Appleton of Fremont, was seriously injured and taken to a regional hospital. A passenger in the van, 24-year-old Cody Pike of Orland, was treated at a local hospital for minor injuries. The driver and a passenger in the semi were not hurt.

The crash remains under investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.