
12/15/2024
Mifflin Twp (Ashland County) - Roughly around 10:04PM Mifflin Richland Fire Department and EMS, Mifflin Township Fire Department and EMS ( Ashland County) Ashland Ohio State Highway Patrol, and Mansfield Highway Patrol responded to the 179 mm northbound of a two commercial vehicle accident, with one rolled over in the left berm. One pulled over on the right shoulder berm.
According to the Ashland Ohio State Highway Patrol, a 2019 Volvo driven by Christopher Sherard, (34), Huston, TX was traveling northbound on I-71 and struck a 2018 Freightliner driven by Daniel B. Taliokaitis, (40), of Midlothian, IL was also traveling northbound on I-71 was struck on the driver's side, causing him to veer off the left side of the roadway and overturned onto the driver's side up against a embankment.
Mr Taliskaitis was taken by Mifflin Township EMS (Ashland County) to University Hospital Samaritan Medical Center with only injuries. Mr. Sherard was not injured in the crash.
Both drivers had their seatbelts on at the time of the crash.
Mr. Sherard was cited for Failure To Control.
The part of the roadway was shut down for at least 2 hours until the wreckage and debris could be removed.
Other agencies assisted on scene were: Aber's Towing and Recovery, and Bear's Towing.