Daniel Soloman Obituary, Death – The Bowling Green Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal incident that occurred on December 3, 2024, at around 6:57 p.m. on Interstate 75, near milepost 174 in Portage Township, Wood County.
According to the authorities, 34-year-old Leroy Newson from Detroit, Michigan, was driving a 2023 Toyota Camry in the middle lane of the northbound side of the highway. At the same time, 69-year-old Daniel Soloman from Findlay, Ohio, was crossing the highway on foot, moving from east to west. Newson struck Soloman with his vehicle in the middle lane.
Soloman was pronounced dead at the scene by Central Joint Fire and Rescue personnel. Newson, the driver of the Camry, was unharmed in the crash.
Troopers were assisted at the scene by Mid-County Emergency Medical Services, Central Joint Fire and Rescue, the Ohio Department of Transportation, and BG Towing Company.
The incident is still under investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.