TOLEDO, Lucas County, Ohio, Nov. 1, 2026 — Three people died and three others were hurt in a head-on crash on Saturday night, October 31, at the intersection of Hill Avenue and Wenz Road in south Toledo, according to Toledo police.
A Dodge Charger and a Chevrolet Blazer collided head-on on Hill Avenue just after 11 p.m. Investigators said the Charger ran a red light before striking the Blazer. The Charger was reportedly carrying a 19-year-old driver and three passengers.
The 19-year-old driver and a 17-year-old male passenger in the Charger suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene, police said. The Blazer's driver, a 26-year-old woman, was taken to the University of Toledo Medical Center, where she later died from her injuries. Two other passengers in the Charger, ages 16 and 17, were hurt and taken to a Toledo hospital. A 28-year-old passenger in the Blazer was also injured and taken to UTMC. The extent of the survivors' injuries has not been released.
Names of those involved have not been made public because, as of Sunday morning, families had not yet been notified, according to the police report. The Toledo Police Department continues to investigate the crash, and no additional details have been released.
Our condolences go out to the families and friends of those who lost their lives.
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