WOOD COUNTY, OH : 21-year-old hospitalized with life-threatening injuries following Wood Co. crash on Monday, 9th October 2023

A 21-year-old Perrysburg resident was flown to Mercy Health - St. Vincent Medical Center after a crash in Lake Township Monday afternoon.

According to a press release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Justin Werner, 21, was flown to the hospital after he was involved in a crash on Luckey Road in Lake Township around 2:25 p.m. Monday.

Phyllis Ashworth, 77, was the other driver in the crash and was taken to Perrysburg Hospital with minor injuries.

According to OSHP officials, Ashworth struck Werner’s vehicle causing him to veer off the west side of Luckey Road and hit a street sign. Werner then over-corrected and went off the east side of the road and struck a utility pole.


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