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Sheriff: 52-year-old man dies after being struck by vehicle in Pickaway County
PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio — A 52-year-old Chillicothe man died after he was hit by a car in Pickaway County Sunday morning. Pickaway County Sheriff Matthew Hafey said around 5:15 a.m., a woman was driving a 1998 Chevrolet truck hauling a trailer northbound on U.S. Route 23 near Island Road Crossing. The truck slowed down to turn left and as it was turning in the median, a 2022 Nissan rear-ended the trailer.
Chillicothe man killed in Pickaway County traffic accident
According to Pickaway County Sheriff Matthew O. Hafey, on Aug. 4 at 5:16 a.m., the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a phone call of a motor vehicle crash in the area of US Route 23 North just north of Island Road Crossing. Deputies arrived on scene and...
Drought threatens crop yields in many parts of southern Ohio
Since the start of June, a little more than 3 inches of rain has fallen on parched farm fields in Pickaway County, more than six inches below the average amount during the hot, high-sun period of early summer.
Chillicothe man killed in highway accident
CIRCLEVILLE TWP. — Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal accident that happened Sunday morning on US 23 in Circleville Township. Soon after Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a phone call around 5:16 a.m. Sunday about a motor vehicle crash in the area of US Route 23 North just north of Island Road Crossing, deputies arrived on the scene. According to a press release issued Monday by the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office, Kelsea Gussler out of Chillicothe was driving a 1998 Chevrolet...
Franklin County Deputy Arrested by Us Marshalls in Pickaway County on Rape Charges
Pickaway County, OH — August 1, 2024 — In a dramatic development early Wednesday morning, a Franklin County sheriff deputy was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Task Force at his residence in Pickaway County. Charles Davis, 50, was apprehended at his home on the 600 block...
Pickaway County Sheriff Hafey explains how deputy was hired by mistake
Pickaway County Sheriff Matthew Hafey blames a background check paperwork error as to how a non-certified law enforcement officer was hired as a deputy for four months. Hafey said the matter has been corrected, procedures have been put in place to prevent this from happening again and he takes full responsibility for what happened. Mitchel Reffett was commissioned by the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office between January 21 and May 29...
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