Man dies in crash by McComb

8/1/2001

Matt Wright, 30, was southbound on State Rt. 235 at 5:13 a.m. when his car collided with an eastbound vehicle on Hancock County Road 5. The impact caused Mr. Wright's car to strike a utility pole and come to rest in a field, the Ohio Highway Patrol said.

The other driver, Frank Montgomery, Jr., 29, of McComb, was listed in serious condition in Medical College of Ohio Hospitals in Toledo. Troopers in Findlay said Mr. Montgomery failed to stop at a stop sign.

Neither driver was wearing a seat belt, the patrol said.