Sunday night crash…

One person was taken to the hospital by ambulance after a one-vehicle accident at the CF&E rail crossing on Mendon Rd., not far from Lincoln Highway in Van Wert. The Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office, Van Wert Fire Department and Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol were dispatched to the scene shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday after the driver, Myca Thompson, 19, of Van Wert, was southbound when she went off the roadway and struck the railroad signal. She was later found to be under the influence of alcohol and was taken by EMS to OhioHealth Van Wert Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. The OSHP is investigating the accident. Bob Barnes/VWFD photographer