MOUNT VERNON — Two riders in an Amish buggy escaped with minor injuries when their buggy was hit on Ohio 308 a mile north of Gambier, Saturday at 8:50 a.m. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said John Miller, 54, and his wife, Cevilla, 49, of Gambier were northbound when the buggy was hit from behind by a car driven by Rebekah Baker, 28, Gambier. The patrol said Baker failed to see the buggy.

The Millers were taken to Knox Community Hospital by the College Township squad for treatment.

Also on Saturday, the patrol said Kyle Coon, 17, Howard, was driving southbound at a high rate of speed when his car left Gilchrist Road a mile south of Amity at 12:15 p.m.

Coon’s car went out of control on a hill crest and curve, and traveled 200 feet into a field. Coon and his passengers, Cody Edmundson, 5, and Derrek Farmer, 16, both of Danville, were not seriously injured but were taken by the Danville squad to KCH for treatment. Coon was charged wirth failure to control.

Ice on Knox County highways caused four crashes Sunday morning, none resulting in injuries. All were investigated by the OSHP. Ohio 541, between Martinsburg and Bladensburg, was the scene of the first crash at 5:40 a.m.

The patrol said Julie Mizer, 34, Frazeysburg, was westbound when her car went off the left side of the road, spun halfway around and landed in the ditch. She was charged with failure to control and no driver’s license.

At 6:45 a.m., a car went off U.S. 36 west of Mount Vernon, and hit and broke off a utility pole. The patrol said Cody Snouffer, 21, Delaware, was eastbound when his car slid off the road on the ice. He was charged with failure to control.

A two-car crash resulted when a car slid left of center on Ohio 3 north of Mount Vernon at 8:45 a.m. The patrol said Joanna Nance, 17, Howard, was northbound when her car slid on the ice, colliding with an approaching car driven by Sandra Helman of Howard. Nance was charged with left of center.

At 9:30 a.m. Timothy Irvin, 45, Howard, was northbound on Ohio 3 near Nunda Road when his car left the right side of the road, hitting a utility pole guy wire breaking off the pole. He was charged with failure to control.

With the prediction for the freezing rain, the Knox County Ohio Department of Transportation and Knox County Highway Department had trucks out at 4 a.m. Sunday.

ODOT Superintendent Brian Hunter said there were 11 ODOT trucks and 10 county trucks on the road. Both departments said the ice was spotty around the county, but said that where there was ice, it was really icy.

Hunter said in some areas the pavement was so slick, some of the trucks had to drive on the berm going downhill. The ice was worse in areas where the pavement is shaded, he added. By late morning the air temperature had risen enough that the rain was no longer freezing. Crews from both departments returned to the garage by 12:30 p.m.