SPENCERVILLE, OH (WLIO) - Mr. Robert J. Kahlig, 21 years old, of Coldwater, Ohio, was in a single-vehicle car crash in western Auglaize County early Wednesday afternoon.
Right around 12:30 p.m., the Buckland Fire Department and Cridersville EMS were sent out to the 6000 block of Kossuth Amanda Road near Spencerville. Officials say the driver was operating a 2021 Honda Insight traveling eastbound on Kossuth Amanda Road and reportedly drove the vehicle off the right side of the roadway and struck a culvert. The Honda then overturned several times, and Kahlig was ejected. When EMS arrived on scene, Kahlig was lying unconscious on the road. EMT's immediately performed CPR. Kahlig was transported to St. Rita's Medical Center by Cridersville EMS and was later pronounced dead. Officials say Kahlig was not wearing a safety belt at the time of the crash. Alcohol and drugs are not suspected to be factors in the crash. The Ohio State Highway Patrol was also on the scene, and the crash remains under investigation.
