Motorcyclist hit by truck on I-680

Motorcyclist hit by truck on I-680

BOARDMAN

A two-vehicle accident on Interstate 680 Monday resulted in serious injuries to the driver of a motorcycle who, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported, was hit by a commercial truck.

The motorcycle, driven by Donald Davis, 72, of Hubbard, was hit by the truck, driven by Carl Buhn Jr., 66, of New Waterford, when the truck changed lanes while traveling southbound on 680 near milepost 12. The motorcycle then veered off the left side of the road and hit the median; Davis was ejected.

Davis was transported to an area hospital by medical helicopter. Buhn did not suffer any injuries. The patrol continues its investigation.

Panel opposes Issue 3

BOARDMAN

The Mahoning County Republican Party’s central committee voted to oppose Issue 3, which would legalize marijuana in the state, and the Youngstown Community Bill of Rights to ban fracking in the city.

The committee opposed Issue 3 because it would create a constitutional law to grant exclusive rights to a group of selected investors as well as concerns about the public health, said party Chairman Mark Munroe.

The party also voted Saturday to support Issue 2, which would prohibit the use of the state constitution to grant commercial monopolies such as the group backing the marijuana- legalization proposal, Munroe said.

Sought after robbery

GIRARD

Police are searching for two men after an armed robbery at Highland Dairy on North Highland Avenue reported Saturday.

An employee told police he was robbed at gunpoint between 10:12 and 10:16 p.m. by two unidentified men. The men were thin and wore dark clothing, gloves and Halloween masks, according to a police report.

One man was between 6 feet 4 and 6 feet 6 inches tall and the other was between 5 feet 7 and 5 feet 9 inches tall, according to the report. The report states that the shorter man had a black semi-automatic handgun. Police estimate the suspects took between $3,500 and $4,000 from two cash registers in addition to five cartons of Newport cigarettes.

Boy reports dog bite

WARREN

A boy, 14, of Red Fox Run Drive Northwest reported being bitten on the arm by a brindle-colored Cane Corso dog at 6:30 p.m. Sunday on Atlantic Street Northeast between North Park and Waverly avenues Northeast.

His parents took him to the hospital for treatment of a puncture wound, police said.

A woman was walking the dog at the time, the boy said, and he had seen her walking it in the past.

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