A 61-year-old Wauseon man was killed Wednesday morning when the BMW he was driving attempted to pass a semi-truck and struck an oncoming pickup on County Road D near County Road 13 in Clinton Township, Fulton County, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.
Source: Shelby News Reporter (Ohio State Highway Patrol)
Gregory Garrow, 61, of Wauseon, died at the scene, the patrol said. The crash happened at about 6:19 a.m. on October 21, 2026.
What the patrol said happened
Garrow was driving a 2016 BMW 328i east on County Road D when he attempted to pass a semi-truck and struck a westbound 2014 GMC Sierra driven by Thomas Berman Jr., 35, of Sylvania, the patrol said. Berman was transported to Fulton County Health Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
Both drivers were wearing safety belts, the patrol said. The Fulton County Sheriff's Office, Delta EMS, Wauseon EMS, Wauseon Fire Department and Bubba's Towing assisted at the scene.
The patrol's Toledo post is investigating the crash. No further factors have been publicly established, and the investigation is continuing.
Source: Global Report Center
What is solid
- Crash at about 6:19 a.m. on Oct. 21 on County Road D near County Road 13, Clinton Township, Fulton County (Ohio State Highway Patrol)
- Gregory Garrow, 61, of Wauseon, died at the scene; Thomas Berman Jr., 35, of Sylvania, was taken to Fulton County Health Center with non-life-threatening injuries (patrol)
- Both drivers were wearing safety belts, and the patrol's Toledo post is investigating (patrol)
What is only claimed
- No cause beyond the patrol's account of the attempted pass has been publicly established — the investigation is still under way