A 28-year-old Michigan man was killed Wednesday morning in a three-vehicle crash at U.S. 20 and County Road 23 in Gorham Township, Fulton County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Kurt Burgard, of Blissfield, Michigan, died at the scene, the patrol said. The patrol’s account was reported by the Shelby News Reporter and by WTVG (13abc) in Toledo, with consistent facts.
The crash happened at about 6:59 a.m. on Wednesday, November 11, the patrol said in the account reported by the Shelby News Reporter. Burgard was driving a 2014 Nissan Altima north on County Road 23 when, according to the patrol, the car did not stop at the stop sign at U.S. 20 and was struck by an eastbound pickup truck. WTVG also reported that Burgard did not stop at the stop sign, according to troopers.
Burgard was ejected from the Altima in the first collision and died at the scene, the patrol said. The Altima was pushed into the westbound lanes of U.S. 20, where it entered the path of a 2018 Honda Odyssey minivan and was struck a second time, coming to rest in a field, according to the patrol’s account reported by the Shelby News Reporter. WTVG likewise reported the car was pushed into the westbound lanes and hit by a van driven by a 47-year-old Lyons woman.
The pickup truck, a Silverado driven by a 64-year-old man from Fayette, continued off the roadway after the collision and overturned in a field, the patrol said. The Fayette man suffered serious injuries and was taken to Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, according to the Shelby News Reporter’s account; WTVG reported the pickup driver was transported to a Toledo hospital with serious injuries. The minivan’s driver, a 47-year-old from Lyons, suffered minor injuries and was not taken from the scene, the patrol said.
All three drivers were wearing safety belts, the patrol said in the account reported by the Shelby News Reporter.
The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, the Fayette Fire Department, Fulton County EMS, the Morenci Fire Department, Life Flight and Hutch’s Towing and Recovery assisted at the scene, the patrol said. The crash remains under investigation by the patrol’s Toledo post. In its report, WTVG noted the patrol’s reminder for drivers to obey traffic signs and use caution when entering intersections.