🥀 Victoria Schweitzer, 19, of Deshler, Ohio, was tragically killed in a two-vehicle crash in Auglaize County on Monday evening, September 7, 2026.
According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at approximately 6:38 p.m. at the intersection of State Route 65 and Santa Fe New Knoxville Road.
Preliminary investigators said a 2018 Dodge Charger driven by 26-year-old Benjamin Pruyn of Marysville was traveling east on Santa Fe New Knoxville Road when it failed to stop at a stop sign.
The Charger struck a northbound 2021 Chevrolet Malibu on State Route 65. The Malibu was being driven by Schweitzer.
Both vehicles left the roadway following the collision and came to rest in nearby cornfields.
Schweitzer suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Her passenger, 18-year-old Brian Boggs of Jackson Center, was seriously injured and transported to Lima Memorial Hospital.
Pruyn and his passenger, 18-year-old Mia Mills of Marysville, suffered minor injuries and were not transported from the scene.
Authorities said alcohol or drug impairment is not suspected as a factor in the crash. The Ohio State Highway Patrol's Wapakoneta Post continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision.
Victoria was only 19 years old, an age when so many dreams, plans and possibilities still lie ahead. Her sudden passing has left a painful void for those who knew and loved her.
🤍 Her life may have ended far too soon, but the memories she leaves behind will remain with those who knew her.
