Troopers from the Bowling Green Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to a two-vehicle crash that occurred on Luckey Road at Hanley Road in Lake Township this afternoon.
Shortly before 2:30 p.m., Phyllis Ashworth, 77, Millbury, was driving a 2006 Buick LaCrosse westbound on Hanley Road and was stopped at the stop sign at Luckey Road.
Justin W. Werner, 21, Perrysburg, was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado southbound on Luckey Road.
Ashworth failed to yield the right-of-way at the stop sign and struck Werner’s vehicle. Werner then traveled off the west side of Luckey Road and struck a street sign. Werner over-corrected, went off the east side of Luckey Road and struck a utility pole.
Werner was transported to Mercy Health – St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo by Mercy Health Life Flight with life-threatening injuries. Ashworth was transported to Mercy Health – Perrysburg Hospital by Lake Township EMS with minor injuries.
Werner was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted at the scene by Lake Township Police Department, Lake Township Fire and EMS, Ray’s Service Center & Towing, and Toledo Edison.
The crash remains under investigation at this time.
