Deadly Crashes Hours Apart Claim Two Lives in Allen and Auglaize Counties on Saturday

Two people were killed in separate crashes over the weekend in our region.

The first occurred at just after 7:00am Saturday morning on State Route 117 in Allen County.

According to a release from the Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, 67-year-old Jeffrey Tibbitts, of Virginia, was driving southeast on 117, when a vehicle traveling northwest and being operated by 20-year-old Aniyah Moss, of Springfield, crossed the center line while the driver was attempting pass three vehicle, which resulted in a head-on collision.

Tibbitts was pronounced dead on the scene. 

Moss and a passenger in her vehicle were treated for minor injuries.

Less than three hours later in Auglaize County, 49-year-old Jennifer Rains, of Wapakoneta, was driving south on Town Line Lima Road and failed to stop for a stop sign at US 33.

Her vehicle was struck by an eastbound vehicle being operated by 31-year-old Katelyn Clevenger, of Wapakoneta.

Both drivers were transported to Lima Memorial Hospital where Rains was pronounced dead.

The crashes remain under investigation.