{"id":105023,"date":"2026-06-02T15:30:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciotocountydailynews.com\/?p=105023"},"modified":"2026-05-27T15:31:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T19:31:33","slug":"mystery-crash-confused-woman-sends-police-searching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciotocountydailynews.com\/mystery-crash-confused-woman-sends-police-searching","title":{"rendered":"Mystery Crash? Confused Woman Sends Police Searching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A bizarre late-night call in Wheelersburg sent deputies and state troopers searching for a possible crash scene that no one could find.<\/p>\n<p>Officers were called to Kroger after reports of a confused and erratic woman in the parking lot.<\/p>\n<p>According to dispatch traffic, the caller said the woman claimed she had:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wrecked somewhere nearby<\/li>\n<li>Driven through yards and mailboxes<\/li>\n<li>Caused property damage<\/li>\n<li>But could not remember where the crash actually happened<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udea8<\/strong><strong> POSSIBLE HEAD INJURY REPORTED<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The caller also reported the woman appeared extremely confused and showed possible signs of a concussion or head trauma.<\/p>\n<p>Dispatchers contacted the Ohio State Highway Patrol while local officers began searching roads around Wheelersburg for signs of a crash.<\/p>\n<p>Possible locations mentioned included areas near:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bussey Road<\/li>\n<li>German Hollow<\/li>\n<li>Turkey Foot Road<\/li>\n<li>Lick Run-Lyra Road<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udc40<\/strong><strong> OFFICERS SEARCHED \u2014 BUT FOUND NOTHING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite checking multiple streets and roadways, officers were unable to locate evidence of a crash scene or damaged property.<\/p>\n<p>A state trooper eventually arrived and took over the investigation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u26a0\ufe0f<\/strong><strong> WHY HEAD INJURIES CAN CAUSE CONFUSION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Medical experts warn that concussions and head trauma can cause:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Memory gaps<\/li>\n<li>Confusion<\/li>\n<li>Disorientation<\/li>\n<li>Emotional swings<\/li>\n<li>Difficulty explaining what happened<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In some cases, people involved in crashes may not even remember where the accident occurred.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\ude94<\/strong><strong> WHY POLICE TAKE THESE CALLS SERIOUSLY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Even without a confirmed crash scene, officers still have to investigate because:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Someone could be injured nearby<\/li>\n<li>Property damage may exist<\/li>\n<li>Another vehicle may be involved<\/li>\n<li>Or the driver could pose a danger to themselves or others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this case, police were left searching for answers to a wreck that may\u2014or may not\u2014have happened somewhere in the darkness around Wheelersburg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bizarre late-night call in Wheelersburg sent deputies and state troopers searching for a possible crash scene that no one could find. Officers were called to Kroger after reports of a confused and erratic woman in the parking lot. According to dispatch traffic, the caller said the woman claimed she had: Wrecked somewhere nearby Driven [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":105024,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"post_subtitle":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","override":[{"template":"2","parallax":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"float","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"ago","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"150","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_comment_section":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-715","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":""},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"jnews_post_split":{"post_split":[{"template":"1","tag":"h2","numbering":"asc","mode":"normal","first":"0","enable_toc":"0","toc_type":"normal"}]},"footnotes":""},"categories":[286],"tags":[301,305,112,59],"yst_prominent_words":[7428,4880,16414,1844,1405,343,1711,26737,8708,2371,2481,350,24636,516,726,2272],"class_list":["post-105023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-public-safety","tag-investigation","tag-ohio","tag-police","tag-wheelersburg"],"yoast_meta":{"yoast_wpseo_title":"Mystery Crash? 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