The former mayor of Marblehead was killed in a four-vehicle crash this morning south of Bowling Green.
Steven Plottner, 57, died following the crash at about 7:50 a.m. near the intersection of U.S. 6 and Silverwood Road, according to the Bowling Green post of the Ohio Highway Patrol.
Mr. Plottner was traveling west on U.S. 6 in a minivan when he collided with a tractor-trailer rig. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash occurred after an eastbound bus driven by Guadalupe Trevino, 69, of Gibsonburg, for Sandusky County Teaching and Mentoring Communities stopped to turn left on U.S. 6.
A tractor-trailer rig driven by Douglas Greenwood, 50, of Tyler, Texas then stopped behind the bus at the intersection. His vehicle was struck from behind by another truck driven by Martin Gronka, 34, of Kenosha, Wisc. Mr. Gronka failed to maintain an assured clear distance ahead, troopers said.
Mr. Gronka's truck then drove left of center and hit Mr. Plottner's minivan. It proceeded to jackknife and strike the bus, they said.
Mr. Greenwood was taken to Wood County Hospital for minor injuries. Mr. Gronka, Mr. Trevino and the three unidentified adult bus passengers were not injured, authorities said.
The crash closed U.S. 6 for several hours and remains under investigation.
Mr. Plottner was the mayor of Marblehead from 2000 to 2002.
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