FINDLAY, OH (WLIO) - A single-car crash on I-75 in Findlay overnight claimed the life of a teenager.

The Findlay Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol reports that 17-year-old Dane Green-Moran died on the scene from injuries in the crash. The post reports that Green-Moran was northbound on I-75 around 1:30 a.m. and swerved off the right side of the road and struck a guardrail, then continued off the road, striking a ditch culvert. When the car came to rest it was fully engulfed in flames. The fatal crash remains under investigation.

August 7, 2024, Press Release from the Findlay Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol: Findlay – The Findlay Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash involving a single vehicle. The crash occurred on August 7, 2024 at approximately 1:26 A.M. on Interstate 75 near milepost 160 in the City of Findlay in Hancock County.

The preliminary investigation reveals a 2010 Nissan Sentra, driven by Dane Green-Moran, age 17, of Findlay Ohio, was traveling north on Interstate 75 near mile post 160. The Nissan Sentra swerved off the right side of the roadway and struck a guardrail and continued off the roadway and struck a ditch culvert. The vehicle came to final rest and became fully engulfed by fire. The fire was extinguished a short time later by Liberty Township Fire Department.

Dane Green-Moran succumbed to fatal injuries at the scene of the crash. It is unknown if a seatbelt was used, and impairment does not believe to be a factor at the time of the crash.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted by the Hancock County Fire Department and EMS, Liberty Township Fire Department, Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, Findlay Police Department and Ed’s Towing.

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