<VV> Don Schneider's accident

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Here's the piece from the Coshocton online newspaper:

Two dead in two-vehicle crash in Holmes County
Staff Report

MILLERSBURG - Two passengers were pronounced dead at the scene following
a two-vehicle crash involving an sport utility vehicle and a semi-truck
Saturday evening.

Deputies with the Holmes County Sheriff's Office were dispatched at 7:46
p.m. on Saturday to Ohio 515 in Paint Township.

Once on the scene, deputies determined a 2005 Volkswagen Touareg SUV
operated by Dustin A. Kaufman, 18, 5970 Ohio 203, Millersburg was
traveling northbound on Ohio 515 about 1¼8 mile north of Ohio 414 with
six passengers when it lost traction due to slippery road conditions. It
slid left of center into the path of an unloaded semi truck and trailer
operated by David A. Blake, 36, of 527 Bahler St., Sugarcreek.
According to the Sheriff's Office, Kaufman's vehicle slid underneath the
left side of the trailer, striking the trailer frame ahead of the rear
axles. The vehicle then hit the rear axles of the trailer, tearing them
loose from the trailer frame before spinning around and coming to a stop
along the east side of Ohio 515.

Blake's truck went off the west side of Ohio 515 into a ditch striking
several trees before coming to a rest.

Larry L. Kaufman, 42, 5970 Ohio 203, Millersburg, and Alice J.
Schneider, 66, 3250 U.S. 62, Dundee, two of six passengers in the
vehicle, were pronounced dead at the scene by Holmes County Coroner Dr.
Robert Anthony.

Kaufman, the operator of the SUV, was also transported to Aultman
Hospital in Canton.

Two additional passengers in the Kaufman vehicle, Dylan Kaufman, 13, and
Kimberley K. Kaufman, 39, of Millersburg were transported to Pomerene
Hospital and treated for minor injuries.

A fifth passenger in the Kaufman vehicle, Derek L. Kaufman, 16, of
Millersburg, was also transported to Pomerene Hospital and then later
transported to Aultman Hospital. The sixth passenger, Donald Schneider,
74, of Dundee was transported to Aultman Hospital.

Dustin and Derek Kaufman are both members of the state-ranked Hiland
High School boys varsity basketball team.

Blake, the tractor-trailer operator, was not injured.

Members of the Holmes County Sheriff's Office were assisted at the scene
by Mount Eaton EMS, Paint Township EMS, and East Holmes EMS.

The accident is the first fatal crash of the year in Holmes County.