Head-on crash hurts two

Two persons were hospitalized after a head-on collision Thursday at approximately 8:39 a.m. when a pickup truck crossed the center line of U.S. 127 south of Van Wert. Terry Kidwell of Decatur, Illinois was driving this 2001 Dodge 3500 northbound just south of Hickory Sticks Golf Club when he stuck a northbound tractor-trailer rig driven by Donald Wells of Van Wert. Crews had to extricate Kidwell and a passenger from the vehicle. They were taken to Van Wert Hospital, then transfered by helicopter to Fort Wayne for further treatment. Wells refused treatment at the scene. The Highway Patrol was assisted by the Van Wert County Sheriff's Office, Brickner Ambulance, and the Ohio City Fire Department. (Times Bulletin/Kirk Dougal)