A road rage confrontation on the evening of Sunday, December 21, 2025, on Lexington-Springmill Road in Ontario, Ohio, ended with the death of 42-year-old Andrew Westlund. Drivers headed southbound near U.S. Route 30 when a dispute between two vehicles escalated. Westlund stopped his car, exited, and approached the other vehicle. Inside that car was 27-year-old Wesley A. Patrick of Crestline, Ohio; Patrick rolled down his window and fired one shot from a 9mm handgun that struck Westlund in the chest and severed his aorta. Westlund was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead.

Police arrested Patrick at the scene and charged him with one count of voluntary manslaughter. He told investigators he had aimed for center mass intending to maim because he felt threatened, but prosecutors noted no damage to Patrick’s vehicle and no weapon was found on Westlund.

Westlund, born in Oconto Falls, Wisconsin, had built a life in Ohio as a server and handyman. He was married eight years and leaves behind a wife, four children and a large extended family; his obituary highlighted interests such as pool, working on cars and his Hot Wheels collection. Does anyone have information about the events on Lexington-Springmill Road that night?