myaccidentReport

This accident, involving 2 vehicles occurred on Thursday, December 16th 2021 at approximately 10:31 am. The driver of white Hyundai (2021) following too close / acda. Injuries were reported. An officer from Ridge (Township of) Police Department was present at the scene and recorded the information contained in this report.

• 2 vehicles involved
• Occurred on Thursday, December 16th 2021 at approximately 10:31 am.
• Injuries were reported.
• An officer from Ridge (Township of) Police Department was present

On 12-16-2021 at 1042 hours The Van Wert County Sheriff's Office received a 9-1-1 call from Joseph Eilerman advising he had just been rear-ended by a car and that the car is on fire and believed the driver was still inside the car. Eilerman advised he was at St. Rt. 116 near Reidenbach Road. Eilerman advised dispatch that he was going to hang up and go attempt to remove the subject from the burning vehicle. Eilerman had to cut the drivers seat belt in order to get them out but was successful at removing the subject from the vehicle.Chief Deputy Clark; Deputy Wiley; and myself were  the first on scene. It was concluded that both units 1 and 2 were west bound on 116 when unit 1 struck the rear of unit 2. After unit 1 struck unit 2 it then went into the roadside ditch on the north side of the roadway and  the car became engulfed in flames. Unit 2 continued quarter of a mile west on 116 until it could come to a complete stop due to the fact that when unit 1 struck unit 2 it lost its air bags for the brake system. It should be noted that this accident is being further investigated by Deputy Roehm who is a Crash Reconstructionist at our office to determine more about this accident.