Early morning SUV rollover crash seriously injures 2
NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Nov. 12, 2025) – The State Highway Patrol says two people had to be extricated from their SUV after it rolled over along Stonecreek Rd north of Newcomerstown early Tuesday.
The driver was taken to Union Hospital with serious injuries. A passenger was taken to Akron Children’s Hospital, also with serious injuries.
New Philadelphia Post Sgt. Jennifer Makris says they are from out of state.
She says the SUV went off the right side of the road, struck a guardrail and a mailbox, and rolled over into a ditch just after 3:30 a.m.
It’s unclear what caused the driver to lose control. Troopers said they were still working on the crash report, but the driver is being cited for failure to control.