Two injured in three-vehicle accident

SEAL TOWNSHIP —  A 95-year-old woman was killed and two were injured in a crash in Pike County on April 17.

Leona Pertuset, 95, of Peebles, died Monday from her injuries from the three-vehicle accident three days earlier, the Ohio State Highway patrol reported.

At 4:08 p.m. on April 17, the Portsmouth Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol received a call of an injury crash involving a commercial vehicle at the intersection of State Route 32 and U.S. 23.

A 2017 Cadillac CTS was northbound on U.S. 23 and failed to yield from the stop sign at State Route 32.

A 2007 Peterbilt 379 series truck was headed eastbound on State Route 32, and struck the Cadillac, which spun into a 2011 Kia Sorento waiting to turn from State Route 32 onto U.S. 23 northbound.

The driver of the 2017 Cadillac CTS, James Pertuset, 93, of Peebles, was transported to Ohio State University Medical Center Columbus for injuries sustained from the crash.

His passenger, Leona Pertuset, was transported to Ohio State University Medical Center Columbus, Ohio for injuries sustained from the crash. She died on Monday.

Tyler Walton, 29, of Wellston, was driving the 2007 Peterbilt 379 series truck and reported no injuries at the crash scene.

Annette Peck, 63, of Wheelersburg, Ohio was driving the 2011 Kia Sorento, reported non-life-threatening injuries on scene.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted at the scene by Seal Township Fire Department, Portsmouth Ambulance, and Pike County Sheriff’s Department.