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Ohio drivers face a new fuel warning as gas prices continue rising
An Ohio gas station recently listed regular gasoline at $9.99 per gallon. The image spread quickly online as drivers dealt with sharply higher fuel prices across the state.
But the extreme figure was not the station’s actual selling price. The unusual display was linked to an empty fuel tank, giving the viral image a very different explanation.
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The shocking $9.99 figure was not Ohio’s normal price
The viral photos showed regular gas at $9.99 and diesel at $6.89. That made the station appear to be charging far more than Ohio’s statewide average.
Newsweek found that the sign was not showing a normal fuel price. A station employee said the display showed $9.99 because the tank itself was empty.
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The station was found near an Ohio Turnpike exit
Clues in the viral photos helped identify where the image was taken. A road sign pointed toward Genoa and Elmore, placing the location in Ottawa County…