Two Wood County teenagers were killed in a single-vehicle crash Friday shortly before 7 p.m., according to the Wood County Sheriff’s Office.
The occupants of the vehicle, Brendan Essex, 18, of Bloomdale, and
Michael Borsos, 18, of Bradner, were located in the vehicle and were
pronounced dead at the scene.
The Wood County Sheriff’s Office investigated the crash that occurred on Jerry City Road west of the intersection with Bloomdale Road, in Bloom Township.
The crash involved an eastbound, Jeep Grand Cherokee. The investigation
showed that the Jeep failed to maintain its lane after a vehicle equipment malfunction, running off the roadway to the south.
After running off the roadway, the vehicle overturned and struck a tree before coming to a stop off the south side of the roadway.
The incident is still under investigation.
