Fatal crash reported in Perrysburg Twp.
Perrysburg Township Police are investigating whether a fatal crash Wednesday was intentional.
A 59-year-old man from Columbus crashed his car into a telephone pole on Lime City Road after being
pursued by police for four minutes. Police are not releasing the name, pending notification of family.

Lt. Matt Gazarek said the incident start at 3:09 p.m. on U.S. 20 at Thompson Road when police ran the
plates of the vehicle and learned the operator was driving under suspension.
The driver sped off when the officer attempted to stop the vehicle, Gazarek said. Despite social media
posts to the contrary, the chase never reached speeds above 60 miles per hour.
“It was very short,” he said. “It was not a high-speed chase.”
The man was apparently drinking during the chase, he added.
The chase continued eastbound on Route 20 to southbound Lime City Road, with the driver veering off the
road several times. He then veered off the road again and struck the phone pole just north of Roachton
Road without attempted to straighten the car, leading officers to believe it was an intentional act.
The driver was not wearing a seatbelt and was partially ejected out the driver’s side window, Gazarek
said. Alcohol is suspected in the crash.
Tickets still available to ‘me too.’ founder
Tickets are still available to hear Tarana Burke, social justice activist and founder of the ‘me too.’
movement, give Bowling Green State University’s 2019 Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories lecture on
Tuesday. She will speak at 7 p.m. in the Lenhart Grand Ballroom in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union.
Admission is free for BGSU students with ID and $25 for others. VIP tickets that include a 5:30 p.m.
reception with Burke and reserved seating are $100. Tickets can be purchased online at events.bgsu.edu,
search Tarana Burke.
Births
Alisha Baldwin and Allen Dyar, a boy, Wood County Hospital, April 23
Amy and Corey Meidt, a girl, Wood County Hospital, April 23
Forecast
Tonight: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6
mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40 rain.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Chance of rain is 20 percent. Partly cloudy overnight. Lows around 38.
Extended: Partly sunny Saturday, with a high near 58 and a 50 percent chance of rain. Lows around 42 with
a 60 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy Sunday, with a high near 56. Chance of rain is 30 percent.
Overnight lows around 38. On Monday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of rain is 30 percent.