On Saturday, January 18, 2025, at approximately 12:40 A.M. troopers with the
Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to a call on Slabtown Rd. just north
of Searfoss Rd, Allen County, for a report of a crash where a vehicle rolled over and the
driver was ejected.
Keith A. Lackey, age 56, of Lima, was operating a 1998 Ford Explorer northbound
on Slabtown Rd. and drove partially off the right side of the roadway. The vehicle re-
entered the roadway and began sliding sideways and drove partially off the left side of the
roadway. The vehicle then re-entered the roadway and rolled over several times, ejecting
the driver before coming to final rest on the right side of the roadway in a ditch.
Keith Lackey was transported to St. Rita’s Mercy Health Hospital by Columbus
Grove EMS where he was pronounced deceased. Lackey was not wearing a seatbelt,
and alcohol is suspected as a possible factor in the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.
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