It is with deep regret that we advise you that Jared W. Zimmerly, 20,
of Millersburg (Ohio), died this morning after his car hit a pole and
a tree and overturned in Holmes County while he was responding to an
emergency call in Millersburg as a Prairie Township volunteer
firefighter. He was not wearing his seat belt.
According to the Ohio State Patrol, FF Zimmerly was driving west on
County Rd. 189 in Salt Creek Township, northeast of Millersburg, when
he lost control of his car on a curve. His car hit a pole and a tree
and overturned, and he was ejected. A wet road is believed to have
contributed to the crash. Of note is that FF Zimmerly was not only a
firefighter, but was Holmes County Sheriff Zimmerlyâ?Ts son.