A Metamora, Ohio, man was killed Friday afternoon when the car he was driving crossed the center line on Central Avenue in western Lucas County and crashed head-on into a tractor-trailer, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported.
Landon P. Kreischer, 18, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash reported at 4:53 p.m. in Richfield Township about a mile east of the Fulton County line, troopers from the patrol’s Toledo post said.
Mr. Kreischer was eastbound on Central, part of U.S. 20, when his car went left of center and collided with a westbound tanker truck driven by Kirk M. Simmons, 40, of Fayette, Ohio, the report said. Both vehicles left the roadway after impact, and the Chevrolet Malibu Mr. Kreischer drove caught fire…