Updated: 9-4-25

The Wapakoneta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol has identified 18-year-old Carter Dirksen as the driver of a BMW that crashed on SR 362 in Auglaize County early Monday morning. The passenger has been identified as 18-year-old Connor Collins. Both were from Minster.

(9-1-25) — Two people are dead after an early-morning crash in Auglaize County that was reported around 3:44 a.m. on Monday on State Route 362 near Milepost 1.

An initial investigation has indicated that a 2017 BMW 300 was going north on SR 362 when it failed to negotiate a turn. 

The BMW went off the right side of the road and hit a tree before catching fire. 

There were two people inside the BMW at the time of the crash. They both died from their injuries. 

Neither victim has been identified at this time, according to troopers. 

The Auglaize County Sheriff’s Office, Minster Police Department, Auglaize County Coroner, Minster Fire Department, Auglaize County CERT, and Midway Towing also responded to the crash.

The crash remains under investigation by the Wapakoneta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.