AUGLAIZE COUNTY — Two people remain in critical condition, and one person has been released from the hospital after a crash in Auglizae County last week.
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News Center 7 previously reported that three people were seriously injured in a crash in Auglaize County on Wednesday, July 30.
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The crash occurred at the intersection of SR 197 and Conant Road in Logan Township around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.
An SUV traveling south on Conant Road failed to yield at a stop sign and collided with a pickup truck traveling west on SR 197, according to a previous News Center 7 report.
The driver of the SUV, 22-year-old Jeffrey Odenweller of Elida, Ohio, remains in critical condition at St. Rita’s Medical Center, according to a Sergeant with the Wapakoneta post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP).
The driver of the pickup truck, 35-year-old Michael Makar of Spencerville, was released from the hospital while his passenger, 35-year-old Tara Skeens of Spencerville, remains in critical condition at St. Rita’s Medical Center.
Investigators are awaiting toxicology reports before formally filing charges, according to the sergeant.
News Center 7 will continue following this story.
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