Paulding man dies after truck hits him

12/14/2006

PAULDING, Ohio - A Paulding man died yesterday in St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, after he was hit by a pickup Tuesday night while walking across North Williams Street here, authorities said.

Ronald Kutzli died at 8:30 a.m., a hospital spokesman said.

Mr. Kutzli, 61, was crossing in the 1000 block of North Williams about 8:45 p.m. when he was struck by the truck driven by DeLane Smith, 66, of Defiance, who was northbound on North Williams, authorities said.