Motorcycle-car crash victims identified

1/10/2013

NORTH BALTIMORE - The Ohio Highway Patrol yesterday identified the North Baltimore man who was injured Saturday when his motorcycle collided with a car.

Larry Yeager, 42, was listed in serious condition at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, where he was taken after the 7:15 p.m. crash.

His passenger, Shirley Yeager, also of North Baltimore, was treated in Wood County Hospital.

Mr. Yeager was eastbound on State Rt. 18 in Wood County's Henry Township when a southbound car driven by Lynnette Nelson, 43, of North Baltimore failed to stop at a stop sign at Mitchell Road. The Yeagers, who were not wearing helmets, were ejected from their bike. Ms. Nelson's car came to rest in a yard, but she was not injured.

The accident remains under investigation.