By Kelly Lecker and Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writers Page 8 VAN WERT — Classmates of the two teens who died here Friday after their car was struck by a freight train will be offered counseling when they return to classes tomorrow. “We will offer it to any students who would like to go down […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 15 A rape victim who seeks treatment is thrown into a whirlwind. If the victim goes to a hospital, he or she likely is sent to the emergency room, where the case can be a low priority among a parade of gunshot victims and people hurt in traffic […]
By Joshua Benton and Mark Zaborney Blade Staff Writers Page 1 Five people were killed and three were injured last night in two accidents within three hours and about seven miles of one another on Airport Highway, authorities said. Four of the dead and the three injured were involved in a two-car accident about 5:50 […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 11 A 13-year-old South Toledo boy was shot dead by his stepfather yesterday afternoon, after a loaded gun they were playing with went off in the youth’s face, police said. Gregory McNally was pronounced dead at Medical College Hospital at 4:07 p.m., a half-hour after the shooting at […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 State Trooper Greg Rayot sat in his patrol car in a driveway in rural Fulton County. He had a clear view of one of the more dangerous intersections in the county – State Rt. 64 and County Road K. Late for class, a 24-year-old University of Toledo […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 6 They bring oranges from Florida, oil from Louisiana, and potatoes from Idaho. But commercial trucks also bring added danger to northwest Ohio’s roads. Crisscrossed by I-75, I-80, and I-90, Toledo gets truck traffic from across the country. And when trucks get into accidents, the results can be […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 7 Last year, 293 teenagers were the drivers in fatal traffic accidents in Ohio. “A big part of it is inexperience,” said Ohio Highway Patrol Lt. Fred Greive. “Teens drive a little more aggressively and put themselves in situations they can’t get out of.” In Ohio, teenagers make […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 DEFIANCE — A father and two of his sons were killed last night when the pickup truck they were riding in was crushed by a Greyhound bus on U.S. 24, about five miles west of here, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol. James Unger, 32, and his […]
By Joshua Benton and Robin Erb Blade Staff Writers Page 13 Police continued their search yesterday for two men who shot a central-city store owner in a botched robbery attempt Monday night. And they’re answering the phones. In an outpouring of public concern, police and hospital officials have fielded more than 50 calls from citizens […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 16 MILLBURY — A spark from a conveyor belt started a massive fire last night, bringing an over 100-year-old Allen Township barn to the ground. The fire, at the farm of John Kelly, 29244 North Fostoria Rd., began about 6 p.m., when five workers using a 30-foot-long conveyor […]
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