University of Toledo athlete dead after 3-vehicle crash in Marion County

MARION, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead following a three-vehicle crash in Claridon Township in Marion County. According to an Ohio State Highway Patrol media release, at 5:28 p.m. Friday evening, 19-year-old Eva Moran, of Caledonia, was traveling eastbound on State Route 309 near milepost 21 when she rear-ended 19-year-old Nathaniel Blankenship, of Marion. Moran's car then went over the center line, where 23-year-old Dalila Zamudio, of Galion, struck Moran's car. Moran was thrown from the vehicle. Moran was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Blankenship was treated at the scene and Zamudio sustained minor injuries, for which she was taken to the hospital by a third party. Watch the latest NBC4 headlines in the video player above. Moran was a freshman pole vaulter on the University of Toledo Women's Track and Field Team. The school has since posted its condolences to her loved ones. "There are no words to adequately express the sadness our team feels over the loss of Eva," said Director of Cross Country and Track and Field Andrea Grove-McDonough via a statement posted on the school's website. "She was a remarkable young woman whose energy, determination and kindness made an immediate impact on our program. According to the school, she was pursuing a degree in health sciences. "Eva was an outstanding student-athlete whose determination, character and positive spirit made an impact on everyone who had the opportunity to know her," the statement reads. Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted on scene by First Consolidated Fire Department, Marion Township EMS, Fort Morrow EMS, the Marion County Sheriff's Office and the Ohio Department of Transportation.