WAUSEON, Ohio — A vehicle crashed through the exterior of the New Horizons Academy building in Wauseon on the evening of Nov. 6, damaging the school’s music room, according to a social media post from the school reported by 13abc/WTVG.

Photos shared by the school show damage inside the music room. The school said the building will be temporarily closed and music lessons will move into classrooms while the damage is addressed.

“We are incredibly grateful that the building was empty at the time and that no one was injured. While the damage is unfortunate, we are thankful that everyone is safe. Buildings can be repaired, and classrooms can be relocated, but the safety of our students and staff will always come first,” the school said in its post.

New Horizons Academy is a PK-12 special-education school. Its Wauseon campus is at 620 W. Leggett St. in Fulton County.

School staff are working to address the damage and ensure safety for staff and students, the school said. The 13abc report did not identify the driver or state a cause for the crash.

Featured image: A school building. Photo by G. Edward Johnson / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0). The image is illustrative and does not show New Horizons Academy.

Source: “Car crashes into New Horizons Academy building in Wauseon,” 13abc/WTVG, Nov. 7, 2026