Off-duty officer killed in head-on crash with impaired driver

Jerrid M. Lee, 27, a Clearcreek Township police officer, was hit head on by 31-year-old Justin M. Watts at about 8:19 p.m. Monday on State Route 125 near Lindale Mount Holly Road, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Lee died at the scene. Lee was an Air Force veteran who served in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, according to a news release from Clearcreek Township police. The department hired him in August 2017 as a part-time officer and he was promoted to full-time officer in January 2018. Lee is survived by his wife and young children.