19-Year-Old Killed, One Seriously Injured in Auglaize County Crash

A 19-year-old woman was killed and an 18-year-old man was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash Monday evening in Auglaize County.

According to the Wapakoneta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 6:38 p.m. September 7 at the intersection of State Route 65 and Santa Fe New Knoxville Road.

Troopers say a 2018 Dodge Charger driven by 26-year-old Benjamin Pruyn of Marysville was traveling east on Santa Fe New Knoxville Road when it failed to stop at a stop sign and struck a northbound 2021 Chevrolet Malibu on State Route 65.

The Malibu was driven by 19-year-old Victoria Schweitzer of Deshler. Following the collision, both vehicles left the roadway and came to rest in cornfields.

Schweitzer suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

A passenger in the Malibu, 18-year-old Brian Boggs of Jackson Center, was transported by ground ambulance to Lima Memorial Hospital with serious injuries.

Pruyn and his passenger, 18-year-old Mia Mills of Marysville, suffered minor injuries and were not transported from the scene.

The Auglaize County Sheriff’s Office, Auglaize County Coroner, St. Johns Fire Department, St. Johns EMS, the Ohio Department of Transportation and Nelson’s Towing assisted at the scene.

Troopers say alcohol or drug impairment is not suspected. The crash remains under investigation by the Wapakoneta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.