A U-Haul truck involved in a police chase on Interstate 75 and U.S. Route 33 crashed between Wapakoneta and Cridersville, snarling traffic.
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St. Marys man has died from his injuries following a two-vehicle crash just before 2 p.m. Thursday.
Troopers with the Wapakoneta post of the State Highway Patrol have designated an eight mile stretch of the highway as the new distracted driving corridor.
An Auglaize County intersection deemed dangerous by the Ohio Department of Transportation could see a major change later this year. In a ten-year study by ODOT between 2002 and 2012, the intersection of Wapakoneta-Fisher Road and U.S. Route 33 saw 33 crashes. Two of them were deadly. The biggest cause was because it is at an angle, making it difficult to see traffic on Route 33. The Auglaize County Engineer, Douglas Reinhart, says the proposed reconstruction of the intersection would add extended turning lanes on either side of 33 to reduce time on the busy road. It would also change the entire path of Wapak-Fisher Road.