SUV Rolls Over on 57.

Date: 10/09/2007
Time: Around 3:30 A.M.
Location: Elyria, Ohio
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy Tahoe

By TMC News

"Miraculously the five occupants of this Tacoma walked away from this crash with no injuries.

Elyria Firefighters and LifeCare Paramedics responded to Route 57 (northbound) in front of the Elyria Holiday Inn for a reported roll over crash. The white Tahoe was traveling north on Route 57 around 3:30 a.m. when the truck went off the side of the road, rolling over and coming to rest in the ditch. All five, 2 females and 3 males, refused treatment or transport from the scene.

Elyria Police is investigating the crash."

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Mother and child killed in I-70 crash.

Date: 09/21/2012
Time: Around 6:00 P.M.
Location: Near Terre Haute, Indiana
Vehicle(s) Involved: BMW E34, semi truck, GMC Sierra, Kia Optima

By WISHTV

"PUTNAM COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) - The victims of a fatal accident on I-70 near the 43 mile marker Friday evening have been identified.
The Indiana State Police and Putnam County Coroner’s Office have identified the victims to be a mother and daughter.
Emma Bronson, 49, of Pascagoula, Mississippi, and her daughter Zacchia Bronson,3, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Mrs. Bronson succumbed chest injuries and her daughter succumbed head injuries, according to a release.
The driver of the BMW, Michael Bronson, 47, was treated at IU Health Methodist Hospital for neck and back pain. Bronson is the father and husband to the victims. He has been released from the hospital.
The driver of the tractor-trailer, Jordan Moore, is still hospitalized at IU Health Methodist Hospital with extensive injuries, police say.
The driver of the pickup, William Bertelmann, is still at Methodist undergoing observation.
A preliminary investigation Friday revealed that eastbound traffic was stopped for construction  when a tractor pulling a box trailer failed to stop and struck a pickup in the rear. The pickup then overturned off the roadway. The tractor-trailer continued heading forward and struck the rear of the BMW which then burst into flames.
The investigation is still ongoing.
No citations have been issued."

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Car crashes down 300-foot cliff, kills 2, injures 1.

Date: 09/22/2012
Time: Morning
Location: Washington, Utah
Vehicle(s) Involved: Unknown vehicle

By Amy Joi O'Donoghue - KSL


"WASHINGTON FIELDS, WASHINGTON COUNTY  — Witnesses say a trio of adults were drinking Friday night and then driving erratically in a small car without headlights on before the mangled wreckage was discovered early Saturday morning at the bottom of a 300-foot cliff.
Sheriff's Underdeputy Bart Bailey would only confirm two people died as the result of the horrific crash in a popular camping and ATV area on Bureau of Land Management property southeast of the Washington town. He did say a third occupant of the car — believed by witnesses to be a woman — was taken to Dixie Regional Medical Center for injuries likely to be severe.
Witnesses, however, said the trio — estimated to be between ages 26 and 32  — hung out with them at their campsite Friday night, where they shared some beers.
Afterward, the car was traveling erratically and without its lights on as it sped along dirt roads in pitch dark.
Another witness said the woman who survived was apparently knocked out for hours but was able to call for help from her cell phone when she regained consciousness this morning.
Authorities believe it will be days before they are able to retrieve the car, which landed on its top and was smashed into pieces. It may be that a crane will have to be used to pluck the wreckage from the deep ravine.
The sheriff's office has not said if the bodies of the two killed have been retrieved, nor have they released other details pertinent to the crash."

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Woman Pulls Into Path of Truck.

Date: 09/21/2007
Time: Around 8:00 A.M.
Location: Columbia Station, Ohio
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy Lumina, truck

By TMC News

"An early morning crash in Columbia Station sent a mother and her baby to two different hospitals.

Lieutenant Glenn Peterson of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said that around 8 a.m. Friday morning a woman pulled out of her driveway on Root Road in Columbia Station into the path of a northbound truck. The collision carried the car approximately 100 + feet. The truck, from Timber Wolf Crane Services from Medina, went off the road and into a yard on the west side of Root Road taking out shrubs and tress before stopping next to a utility pole. The woman was trapped in the vehicle with her baby, fully restrained, in the back seat of the car.


Lieutenant Stacey Borling of Columbia Township Fire Department said that extrication took 20 to 25 minutes. “When we arrived we saw that she was trapped so we mutual aided with surrounding departments and launched LifeFlight right away. We received help extricating the victim from Eaton Township and Olmsted Falls Fire Departments.” Lt. Borling said that the baby was not trapped and was still fully restrained in the back seat."


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Elyria Township Crash.

Date: 09/15/2007
Time: Afternoon
Location: Elyria, Ohio
Vehicle(s) Involved: Ford Mustang, Chevy Monte Carlo

By TMC News

"A two-car crash in Elyria Township Saturday afternoon sent one child with his mother to the hospital.
Elyria Township Fire Department Assistant Chief Brian Bell said that the injuries to the child were not serious but he would be checked out at Elyria Memorial Hospital. The Mustang was crossing Lake Ave when it was struck head on. No other injuries were reported."

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Fatal Collison on Henderson Drive.

Date: 09/14/2007
Time: Afternoon
Location: Lorain, Ohio
Vehicle(s) Involved: GMC Sierra, Honda Accord

By TMC News

"A head on crash in Lorain Friday afternoon left one person dead at the scene trapped in a burning car.

Lorain Firefighters and LifeCare Paramedics responded to Henderson Bridge for a reported head on car crash. When Police and Firefighters arrived on scene they found a small car fully engulfed in flames with a person trapped inside. The car, driven by a 70-year-old male whose name is not being released yet, was seen driving north on Henderson Drive heading to the Bridge when it crossed the median and slammed head on into a red pick up truck. Witnesses at the scene say that the driver was slumped over the wheel when they saw him strike a guardrail and orange construction barrels before striking the pick up truck. The driver of the truck received minor injuries in the crash.

The Lorain County Coroner will do an autopsy to determine if the driver died of a medical condition prior to the crash or if the crash and fire killed him.

The Lorain Police Department immediately blocked all traffic to the Lofton Henderson Bridge and kept it closed for several hours while Traffic Investigators examined the scene."

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Woman in SUV Strikes Train.

Date: 09/09/2007
Time: Unknown
Location: Wellington, Ohio
Vehicle(s) Involved: Ford Escape, Train

By TMC News

"Wellington Fire District Firefighters responded to the railroad crossing on Quarry Road just south of Route 18 Sunday afternoon after a woman struck a train.

Firefighters were able to extricate 55-year-old Linda O. Lishchuk-Hupert of Parma in a short amount of time then she was turned over to the care of Metro LifeFlight Medical Crew. Lishchuk-Hupert was then flown to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland with multiple injuries; her condition is unknown at this time.

Arthur Palmer was stopped at the crossing on the north side when he saw Lishchuk-Hupert’s SUV heading toward him from the south. When asked if he tried to signal to the SUV, Palmer states that he did. “Yes, I flashed my lights but the vehicle kept coming, when the train crossed she hit the 2nd or 3rd engine." Palmer said that the SUV struck and took down the Cross Bucks before striking the train. Palmer also stated that the train had blown its horn 3 or 4 times before crossing.

There are no flashing lights or gates at this crossing but there are Cross Bucks located on each side.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the crash."

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Woman Rolls Car Then Runs.

Date: 08/12/2007
Time: Unknown
Location: Elyria, Ohio
Vehicle(s) Involved: Scion TC, Ford Ranger

By TMC News

"Nancy Henceroth and her family were all sound asleep when a neighbor began pounding on their door. The neighbor, Lindsey Belcher, was trying to alert them that someone had struck their pick up truck that was parked on the road in front of their home. “We were in my back yard around the corner here playing Corn Hole when we heard the crash so we ran over here to see what happened.” When Belcher and her friends got to the scene the female driver was standing outside of the car already. Belcher said she asked the driver if she was ok, “She said “yeah I’m fine”, like all pissed off and then she just took off.”

Henceroth said her son had parked the car on the road about an hour or so before the crash. “He had just gotten home from work and parked the car on the road because he is going golfing in the morning.”

Police know the identity of the woman but at this hour have no located her yet."

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Fatal Crash in Lorain.

Date: 08/11/2007
Time: Unknown
Location: Lorain, Ohio
Vehicle(s) Involved: Honda Civic

By TMC News

"A one-car crash in Lorain early Saturday morning left one man dead after his car rolled over and landed in a yard on Euclid Ave.

Lorain County Coroner Dr. Paul Matus said that 19-year-old Richard Colon was driving his Honda Civic northbound on Euclid Ave when he tried to make a turn onto Lincoln when he lost control of his vehicle. The Civic rolled over and landed in a yard on the corner of Euclid and Lincoln, nearly missing hitting the home.

Lorain Firefighters and LifeCare Paramedics responded to the scene and found Colon pinned under the car. They quickly realized that Colon had died at the scene. Dr. Matus said that Colon died from a fractured neck and head injuries.

The Lorain Police Department is investigating the crash."

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Car Rams Apartment Building.

Date: 07/28/2007
Time: Unknown
Location: Elyria, Ohio
Vehicle(s) Involved: Mazda 3

By TMC News

"One neighbor described the noise of the car hitting the building as a “bomb going off.” A man returning home to his apartment building on 6th Street believes he blacked out just before his car rammed the building.

Elyria Fire Department Captain Joe Pronesti said the car struck directly below an apartment window breaking through the façade and the interior masonry. “It’s not in any danger of collapsing, not totally, we just need to shore it up. Right now we’re waiting on the Building Department and the property manager to show up.”

Capt. Pronesti said that LifeCare Paramedics checked out the driver but the man signed off at the scene.

The driver, Theron Burnett, said that he was coming home and was parking his car when he all of a sudden blacked out. “It was my fault but I just blacked out. I don’t really remember it.”"

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