COLUMBIANA COUNTY, OH. (THECOUNT) — Ernest Wengerd, of Lisbon, Ohio, has been identified as the victim in a Sunday morning fatal e-bike crash in Columbiana County.
Wengerd, 33, was killed in a single-vehicle electric bicycle crash in Center township early Sunday morning.
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According to reports, Wengerd was operating an e-bike on Depot Road near State Route 172 in Lisbon, when for unknown reasons, the bike wrecked around 12:30 a.m. Sunday.
Wengerd was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounce dead of blunt force trauma injuries.
In March of 2021, following a fiery traffic accident, Wengerd was arrested and placed in the Mercer County Detention Center on two charges of Driving While Under the Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs. Both counts were misdemeanors, one charge included – Driving While Under the Influence of Alcohol/Drugs .17 of 1 gram or more by weight of alcohol per 210 liters of breath, according to public records.
The cause of the current crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Columbiana County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 107,841. The county seat is Lisbon. The county name is derived from the explorer of the Americas, Christopher Columbus – Wikipedia.