LORAIN COUNTY, Ohio — A 75-year-old man was fatally struck by a 93-year-old driver in Lorain County on Thursday.
According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the incident occurred on State Route 18, east of Gore Orphanage Road in Brighton Township. A 2017 Ford Focus was being driven westbound by 93-year-old Charlotte Van Boven when the vehicle struck 75-year-old Stanley Burton of Fremont, Ohio, as he was walking westbound on State Route 18.
Burton sustained fatal injuries as a result of the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene, while Van Boven was uninjured.
As troopers investigated the crash, State Route 18 was closed for approximately two hours on Thursday. An investigation remains underway.
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