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 on October 30, 2025
The three-vehicle crash on U.S. 33 at 11:27 a.m., Thursday Oct. 23 led to both lanes of the highway being shutdown as first responders worked to cleanup a fuel spill from a Marathon tanker, pictured above. Reports from agencies at the scene indicate that the tanker was following too closely and rear-ended another vehicle. No injuries were reported and the highway was shutdown until 10 p.m. on Oct. 23. (Gazette photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Driver charged, scene cleared in U.S. 33 spill

By By Kyle Meddles, Richwood Gazette 

 

Hazard containment crews cleared and cleaned U.S. 33 and it was reopened to traffic by 10 p.m., Oct. 23, according to information from the Marysville Police Department.

The highway was shutdown both ways until late on Thursday, Oct. 23 for hazard cleanup after a Marathon semi-tanker was punctured in a three-vehicle crash and leaked a flammable fuel mixture in the highway median.

The driver of the tanker, Joshua Lewis, 48, of Muncie, Indiana, was cited for failure to assure clear distance ahead following the non-injury crash.

According to police reports, at 11:27 a.m., Oct. 23, Lewis was driving the Marathon semi-tanker westbound on U.S. 33 and did not notice traffic slowing down in front of him. He attem…

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