Man dies after being hit by vehicle on I-75 exit

ORANGE TWP. — A Wapakoneta man died after being struck by a vehicle while walking up an Interstate 75 exit ramp Thursday morning. Joshua Little, 42, of Wapakoneta, was operating a 2009 Chevrolet HHR on Interstate 75 southbound at the exit for State Route 103, in Orange Township, when the vehicle became disabled on the right shoulder about 6:22 a.m., a release from the Findlay Post of State Highway Patrol states. Little got out of his vehicle and walked south on the exit ramp to State Route 103 from Interstate 75. Michael Rahrig, 64, of Findlay, was driving a 2016 Ford Edge southbound on Interstate 75 and exited onto the southbound ramp to State Route 103 and struck Little as he walked up the ramp, the release states. Little was pronounced dead at the scene. Rahrig did not report any injuries. Little was transported to the Lucas County Coroner's office Thursday. The southbound exit ramp to State Route 103 was closed for approximately one hour Thursday morning, and is now open. The Findlay Post of Highway Patrol was assisted on scene by Bluffton Police Department, Bluffton EMS, Hanco EMS, Ohio Department of Transportation, R and A Towing, and D and D Towing.