A 69-year-old Findlay man died after being struck by a vehicle while waking across I-75 in Portage Township in Wood County Tuesday evening.
The Bowling Green Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol was called to the scene at 6:57 p.m.
The incident occurred on I-75 in the northbound lane near milepost 174.
Leroy Newson, 34, of Detroit, was operating a 2023 Toyota Camry on I-75 in the middle lane. Daniel Soloman, 69, of Findlay was walking across the highway from the east to the west.
Newson struck Soloman with his vehicle in the middle lane.
Soloman was pronounced dead on scene by Central Joint Fire and Rescue.
Newson was not injured.
Troopers were assisted on scene by Mid-County Emergency Medical Services, Central Joint Fire and Rescue, Ohio Department of Transportation and BG Towing Company.
The crash remains under investigation.
