Deshler man LifeFlighted after Saturday morning crash

A Deshler man was LifeFlighted to Mercy Health — St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, early Saturday morning after an accident between a car and semitrailer in Allen Township. According to the Hancock County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to an accident at about 2:16 a.m. at County Road 140 and Ohio 613. After investigation, deputies learned Anthony Coppes, 19, of Deshler, was driving north on County Road 140 in a 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix, while Robert Barr, 52, of East Point, Georgia, was driving east on Ohio 613 in a 2017 Peterbilt 579 semitrailer. Coppes entered the intersection and was struck in the driver's side by Barr. Coppes was trapped in the vehicle and was extricated by the Allen Township Fire Department using the Jaws of Life. He was then LifeFlighted to Mercy Health — St. Vincent Medical Center. Barr was not injured in the crash. The crash remains under investigation. Assisting at the scene were the Allen Township Fire Department, Hanco EMS, Mercy Health Life Flight, Ed's Towing and Dick's Towing.