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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