TOLEDO, Ohio — A man is dead after an overnight crash in west Toledo at the intersection of Monroe and Sylvania Avenue.
According to a police report, the driver of the car, 21-year-old Arsahwn Hines, was speeding and running red lights before sideswiping a second vehicle, which witnesses said was a Kia. Hines' vehicle continued through the intersection, struck a curb, a tree and a pole before coming to rest in a parking lot. This occurred shortly after midnight on Tuesday.
Rescue crews arrived at the scene and were able to free the man, who was trapped in the vehicle. CPR was administered as a life squad transported him away from the scene. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. The driver of the second vehicle did not report any injuries.
The car sustained significant damage. The engine was ripped out of vehicle and was on fire when crews arrived at the scene. Both directions of Monroe Street were closed while authorities investigated the scene.