Clay Township Police Officer Killed in Ottawa County Crash

Ohio police officer killed while responding to call, Governor DeWine orders flags to be lowered to half-staff

OTTAWA COUNTY, OH (WTRF) — Sgt. Jacob Roesler of the Clay Township Police Department was killed in the line of duty Oct. 16 while responding to a call, according to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. DeWine ordered United States and Ohio flags lowered to half-staff at public buildings and grounds throughout Ottawa County. The order also [...]

Gov. DeWine orders flags fly at half-staff for fallen Clay Township Police sergeant

Friday night, the governor's office issued an order for U.S. and Ohio flags to fly at half-staff in memory of Sgt. Jacob Roesler of the Clay Township Police Department.

Clay Township police officer killed in Ottawa County crash

Sgt. Jacob Roesler, 26, died in the two-vehicle crash at state routes 51 and 795 Friday morning, and the other driver was injured, according to Clay Township police.

Ohio Police Sergeant Killed in Collision With SUV on Way to Call

Clay Township Police Sgt. Jacob Roesler was responding to a crash with his emergency lights activated when an SUV struck his cruiser at a Millbury intersection, killing the 26-year-old officer.

Clay Township Sgt. Jacob Roesler Killed in Ottawa County Crash

Sgt. Jacob Roesler, 26, died when his cruiser was struck near Millbury while responding to a separate crash on State Route 51.

State Patrol investigating crash that killed police officer and injured Perrysburg man – BG Independent News

The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Sandusky Post is investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash involving a Clay Township Police Department Officer that occurred in Ottawa County on Friday morning. At approximately 6:37 a.m., Sgt. Jacob Roesler, 26, of the Clay Township Police Department, was traveling southbound on Ohio 51 in a Ford Explorer cruiser with emergency overhead lights activated while responding to a crash. The cruiser entered the intersection of Route 51 and Ohio 795 when it was struck by a Chevrolet Tahoe, operated by Ryan Blankenship, 41, of Perrysburg. Following the impact, both vehicles traveled off the southeast corner of the roadway, where the cruiser struck a metal pole and the Tahoe struck a telephone pole. Roesler was pronounced deceased at the scene. Blankenship was transported by ground ambulance to ProMedica Bay Park Hospital with minor injuries. The Patrol was assisted on scene by the Clay Township Police Department, Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office, Ohio Department of Transportation, Elmore Village Police Department, Genoa Police Department, Allen-Clay Joint Fire District, FirstEnergy’s Toledo Edison and the Ottawa County Coroner’s Office. The crash remains under investigation.