Portion of Ohio 93 closed after mobile home becomes unhitched, hits utility pole

Andrew Dolph, The Times-Reporter
Updated ·1 min read
The driver of a semi-trailer that was hauling a mobile home talks on his cell phone after a crash at Ohio 93 and Barrs Mills Rd NW on Friday, June 21, in Sugarcreek Township. No injuries were reported.
The driver of a semi-trailer that was hauling a mobile home talks on his cell phone after a crash at Ohio 93 and Barrs Mills Rd NW on Friday, June 21, in Sugarcreek Township. No injuries were reported.

SUGARCREEK TWP. − Ohio 93 is closed between Barrs Mills Road NW and Copperhead Road NW for the foreseeable future, according to Sugarcreek Fire Department.

The closure came this morning after a mobile home became unhitched from the tractor trailer hauling it, according to Ohio Highway Patrol troopers on scene. The mobile home then crashed into a utility pole and a fence on the east side of the road. The mobile home was destroyed, leaving debris everywhere.Sugarcreek Fire Department responded for traffic control in addition to the Ohio Department of Transportation.Jim’s Towing Service from Newcomerstown responded for cleanup and hauling.

Captain Cody Shetler of the Sugarcreek Fire Department talks on his phone after a tractor-trailer that was hauling a mobile home crashed at Ohio 93 and Barrs Mills Rd NW on Friday, June 21, in Sugarcreek Township. No injuries were reported.
Captain Cody Shetler of the Sugarcreek Fire Department talks on his phone after a tractor-trailer that was hauling a mobile home crashed at Ohio 93 and Barrs Mills Rd NW on Friday, June 21, in Sugarcreek Township. No injuries were reported.

The intersection itself is a hotspot for crashes, noted troopers on scene as well as a representative from ODOT.

In August 2021, a logging truck operated by Beachy Trucking LTD overturned, destroying a portion of the very same fence damaged in Friday's crash.

No injuries were reported Friday.

T-R staff photographer Andrew Dolph can be reached by phone at 330-289-6072, or by email at adolph3@gannett.com. You can also find him on Instagram @dolphphoto.

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