TOLEDO, Ohio — A 34-year-old Toledo man died Saturday night after he was thrown from the hood of a moving vehicle in north Toledo, according to Toledo police.

Darius Massengill Sr., 34, was hanging onto the hood of a vehicle driven by a 35-year-old man before 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, police said. The vehicle was traveling through an apartment complex near the 3700 block of East Manhattan Boulevard when the driver turned left to enter a parking lot and stopped, throwing Massengill from the hood.

Massengill suffered blunt force trauma, police said. The Toledo Fire Department responded and took him to a local hospital, where medical personnel pronounced him dead.

The incident happened in north Toledo, in the area of the 3700 block of East Manhattan Boulevard. Police described the location as an apartment complex and said the vehicle was moving through the complex before the driver turned into the parking lot.

Police said the investigation is ongoing. As of WTOL 11’s update at 12:37 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, police had not announced whether the driver faces charges, and no additional details about the investigation had been released.

Police did not identify the driver by name in the account reported by WTOL, and the report did not describe what happened before Massengill was on the hood of the vehicle.

The Toledo Fire Department’s response and the hospital transport were the only emergency-response details included in the police account reported Sunday. Police did not name the hospital or say how long after the incident Massengill was pronounced dead.

WTOL 11 first published its report at 6:49 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, and updated it at 12:37 p.m. the same day. ToledoBuzz will update this story as Toledo police release more information about the investigation.

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Source: WTOL 11: Toledo man dies after being thrown from hood of moving vehicle in north Toledo