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Driver charged after 2 Licking County deputies hit while investigating crash

The deputies were treated for their injuries at Licking Memorial Hospital and released.

LICKING COUNTY, Ohio — A man accused of being behind the wheel when a vehicle hit two Licking County deputies Friday night has been arrested and charged.

Sheriff Randy Thorp said the deputies were investigating a crash around 11:45 p.m. on Purity Road Northeast in St. Louisville.

The deputies were in their cruisers when Thorp said 20-year-old Raymond Snyder hit the deputies with the vehicle he was driving.

The deputies were treated for their injuries at Licking Memorial Hospital and released.

Thorp said the Ohio State Highway Patrol charged Snyder with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence and aggravated vehicular assault.

Snyder is in custody at the Licking County Jail.

OSHP is handling the investigation.

Credit: Licking County Jail
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