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OTTAWA — The passenger in a car died in a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon after the driver in the sports utility vehicle failed to yield at a stop sign.
Feliciano Ramos-Villa, 34, of Pandora, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, at the intersection of Old state Route 65 and county Road M south of Ottawa at 12:20 p.m. Thursday, according to a press release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Lima post.
Andrew Ellerbrock, 31, of Ottawa, traveled south on Old state Route 65 in a 2017 GMC Sierra. Ramon Ramos-Villa, 44, of Leipsic, driving a 2007 Ford Edge, traveled west on county Road M and failed to yield from the stop sign at the intersection and was struck by Ellerbrock’s vehicle.
Ramon Ramos-Villa’s vehicle overturned before coming to rest.
Life Flight transported Ramon Ramos-Villa to Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima for his injuries. An ambulance transported Ellerbrock to Mercy Health-Putnam County Emergency Services in Glandorf with minor injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
Assisting at the scene were the Putnam County Prosecutor’s Office, Putnam County Coroner, Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, Putnam County EMS, Mercy Health Life Flight, Ottawa EMS, Glandorf Fire Department and DAB Towing & Automotive Service Center LLC.
