MEDIA RELEASE__The Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 5:43 p.m. on June 25, 2026. The crash started on US-30 West and ended on Napoleon Road in Richland Township, Allen County. 

Rachel Young, age 48, from Lima, was operating a 2013 Mack Dump Truck traveling west on US-30, loaded with rocks. The truck reportedly suffered a tire blowout, causing Young to drive off the left side of the road and into the median. The Mack struck and drove through a guardrail, drove down an embankment and struck another guardrail prior to striking the pavement of Napoleon Road.

Young appeared to have been partially ejected but was trapped and had to be extricated by mechanical means. She was transported to Lima  Memorial Hospital for her serious injuries by Beaverdam-Richland EMS. 

The truck sustained heavy damage. The cleanup and tow are being handled by Big Daddy’s Towing.  

Napoleon Road suffered heavy damage to the pavement and will be temporarily closed throughout the US-30 underpass until repairs can be made. US-30 was not affected.  

The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Ohio Department of  Transportation, Allen County Engineers Office, Allen County EMA, Beaverdam-Richland  Fire and EMS and Big Daddy’s Towing. 

The crash remains under investigation.