A Defiance man is badly hurt in a crash early Sunday morning in Paulding County…on U.S. 24, near County Road 133. Officials tell reporters Everett Dickerson, 61, of Defiance, was eastbound on 24…when he ran into a semi…head-on. The pickup careened off the north side of the roadway. Dickerson is at Defiance Regional with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured. Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash. The accident remains under investigation.