One person died on Thursday after a collision on the Ohio Turnpike in Fulton County.
The accident occurred on the eastbound lanes of the Turnpike at milepost 36.4 near Wauseon.
Police informed that the people involved in the accident were the twenty-four-year-old driver Augustin Ferrer and twenty-eight-year-old passenger Bailey Weber, both from Wisconsin.
The vehicle was traveling westbound on the Turnpike when it left the roadway, hit a guardrail and stopped in the eastbound lanes, the police reported.
According to the reports of the first responders, Weber was not showing signs of life and was unresponsive. She was transported to Fulton County Health Center, where she was pronounced dead.
Ferrer was injured in the accident and taken to St. Vincent’s Hospital. It is not known how severe his injuries are.
The police suspect that illegal drugs were the factor for the crash; the police are still investigating this accident.
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Source: https://www.wtol.com/article/traffic/ohio-turnpike-fulton-county-crash/512-1e7503a4-4780-4daa-b0d6-804aeff6692e
