An investigation into the incident is ongoing. Drug or alcohol use remains unknown at this time.
ELYRIA, Ohio – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal multi-vehicle crash that occurred early Monday morning in Elyria.
At 5:12 a.m. Monday morning, soldiers responded to a call about a two-vehicle crash on State Route 57 near the Interstate 90 interchange.
The accident involved a freighter and a Toyota Camry.
The Camry was traveling northbound on SR 57 and the freighter was traveling eastbound on I-90, exiting onto SR 57. The Camry failed to stop at a red light when it hit the freighter as it attempted to cross from I-90 onto SR 57.
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Camry driver Ashley L. Brown, 37, was pronounced dead at the scene.
There were four other passengers in the Camry. Shane Johnell Blunt, 31, of Cleveland, was transported to MetroHealth by Metro Life Flight with life-threatening injuries.
The remaining 3 passengers, Ya Niese Campbell Chavis, 24, Daricka Antanyiah Danai Coats, 18, and Namon Rondell Oliver Jr, 25, were all transported to Elyria University Hospitals with serious injuries.
The freighter’s driver, Daniel M. Frabotta, 48, of Elyria, was not injured in the incident. Frabotta was wearing his seat belt at the time of the accident.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing. Drug or alcohol use remains unknown at this time.
Editor’s note: The video above is taken from an unrelated story about the Memorial Day events in northeast Ohio published May 29, 2022.
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