Car hits tree, killing 2 teens in Allen County

3/8/2009

HARROD, Ohio Two Allen East High School students were killed in a traffic accident late Friday.

Kyle P. Long, 18, of Harrod and his passenger, Seth V. McClintock, 17, of Lima, Ohio, were pronounced dead at the scene of a crash that occurred about 11:50 p.m. on Lawrence Road near Alger Road.

The car they were in, driven by Mr. Long, struck a tree while southbound on Lawrence. Neither wore a seat belt, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol post in Lima, Ohio.

Harrod is about 75 miles south of Toledo in Allen County, east of Lima.