CLARK COUNTY, OHIO — A Lexus passenger was transported to the hospital Sunday afternoon after multiple tires blew out on a semi-truck traveling nearby on Interstate 70 eastbound, sending debris into the Lexus windshield and passenger side before going underneath the vehicle.
Ohio State Highway Patrol responded at approximately 2 p.m. to a two-vehicle crash near mile marker 46. The semi-truck, operated by Maksym Rusnak, 25, of Sacramento, California, was traveling in the middle lane while a Lexus GS350 traveled in the left lane. Multiple tires on the semi’s trailer blew out. The debris struck the Lexus on the windshield and passenger side and then went underneath the vehicle. The Lexus navigated off the right side of the roadway and came to rest in the grass. No other injuries were reported.
The Lexus passenger was transported by medics to Mercy Health — Enon Primary Care with possible injuries. Rusnak was cited for operating an unsafe vehicle and found to be at fault for the crash.
I-70 eastbound lanes temporarily shut down during the investigation and cleanup, though traffic continued moving east on the left shoulder. The left and middle lanes reopened just after 3:15 p.m. All lanes fully cleared just before 4 p.m.
The crash remains under investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
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