MAUMEE, Ohio — A high school student from northeast Ohio was killed late Sunday night in a crash that shut down the Anthony Wayne Trail for several hours.
Jacob Brown, a junior at Central Catholic High School near Canton, Ohio, died after his car crashed into a tree along the trail, police said.
Maumee police said Brown's car was traveling at a high rate of speed going west on the Anthony Wayne Trail near Key and White Streets before the crash around 9 p.m. Sunday
There were no passengers in the vehicle.
The westbound portion of the Anthony Wayne Trail between Key and White streets was closed until early Monday morning.
Officials from Brown's high school confirmed his death Monday afternoon, saying their small, close-knit school community will feel his loss deeply. The school has canceled activities and made counselors and clergy available for students.
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