Monday, September 12th, 2022
St. Marys woman hit, killed by SUV
By William Kincaid
ST. MARYS - A 38-year-old St. Marys woman who was reportedly lying partially in a road northwest of St. Marys was killed early Sunday morningafter being struck by an SUV.
Sandra K. Willis was pronounced dead at the scene and taken to Miller's Funeral Home in St. Marys, according to a news release from the Wapakoneta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Landon R. Plattner, 17, St. Marys, was reportedly driving a black 2017 GMC Acadia north on Lambert Road north of U.S. 33 in Noble Township. At roughly 12:16 a.m., Plattner's SUV struck Willis, who was lying partially in the north lane of the road, the news release states.
When contacted by the newspaper, a spokesman for Ohio State Highway Patrol did not have details as to how Willis ended up lying in the road.
The SUV sustained disabling damage, according to the release.
The crash remains under investigation.
Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted on the scene by St. Marys Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, St. Marys Police Department, Auglaize County Sheriff's Office, Assistant Coroner Steve Steinecker and Tom's Towing.
