TOLEDO, Ohio — Two people are dead after a car fleeing from police ran head-on into two semis on I-75 early on Thursday morning, according to TPD.
The driver and passenger of the car fleeing police were killed.
The crash occurred at I-75 northbound near Alexis Road shortly after 12:30 a.m.
A relative for 39-year-old Jeremy Diller confirmed that he was involved in the chase. TPD says Diller was the driver.
The passenger in the car was 42-years-old, according to a traffic accident report, but their identity hasn't been confirmed by police.
Police were pursuing a vehicle on I-75 northbound. The driver of the car drove onto the grassy area near the Alexis Road entrance ramp. The driver then turned around and drove the wrong way on the interstate and subsequently crashed into two semitrailers, according to police.
One of those semitrailers caught on fire, the driver of that semitrailer escaped unharmed.
That vehicle involved in the pursuit was ripped into several parts. Some of the car was wrapped underneath the back of the semitrailers.
The remains of the semitrailer is taking up two lanes, and ODOT crews were called to the site of the crash to clean up the debris and take care of leaking fluid.
Traffic remained slow through the area through Thursday morning. Shortly before 1 p.m. authorities reported all lanes had been reopened.
Police chases this year:
There have been many police chases through the first three months of the year.
Police chases have occurred each of the following days:
March 10, 2022
March 9, 2022
February 28, 2022
February 27, 2022
February 24, 2022
February 11, 2022
January 15, 2022
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