Two local residents suffered minor injuries – and a Texas resident was issued a citation – as the result of a two vehicle accident late Saturday afternoon. Just before 5pm on May 17 -Darke County Deputies along with Greenville Police, Greenville Fire and Greenville Township Fire/Rescue responded to the intersection of US Route 36 and Jaysville-St. Johns Road on the report of a two vehicle injury accident.
Preliminary investigation revealed a 2016 Freightliner tractor/trailer, driven by 37-year-old Mohamed Abdela of Dallas Texas was stopped at the posted stop sign southbound on Jaysville-St. Johns Road at US Route 36. Abdela failed to yield the right of way to a westbound 1994 GMC1500, driven by 18-year-old John Troxel of Bradford, Ohio causing Troxel to strike the driver’s side rear of the tractor and trailer.
Troxel and his female juvenile passenger were transported to Wayne HealthCare with minor injuries. Abdela was treated and released from the scene.
Abdela was issued a traffic citation for failure to yield after a clearly marked stop sign.