Teenager Killed In Allen County Crash

10/15/18 – 7:17 A.M.

A two-car crash killed a Lima teenager and injured five others in Allen County over the weekend. The State Highway Patrol reports the collision happened at the intersection of State Route 309 and Napoleon Road around 7:45 p.m. Saturday.

20-year-old Zackery Smith of Lima was driving on Napoleon Road and stopped at the intersection. He then pulled into the path of an SUV driven by 60-year-old Jackie Manns of Ada. The impact killed 19-year-old Austin Smith, who was a passenger in Zackery Smith’s car. Three other teens in the car suffered injuries. Manns suffered non-life threatening injuries in the collision.

The crash remains under investigation. The State Patrol says alcohol and drugs were not factors in the crash.