ELYRIA, Ohio — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash involving multiple vehicles that took place early Monday morning in Elyria.
At 5:12 a.m. on Monday morning, troopers responded to a call of a two-vehicle crash on State Route 57 near the interchange of Interstate 90.
The crash involved a freightliner and a Toyota Camry.
The Camry was driving northbound on SR 57 and the freightliner was traveling eastbound on I-90, exiting to SR 57. The Camry failed to stop at a red traffic light when it struck the freightliner as it tried to turn from I-90 onto SR 57.
The driver of the Camry, Ashley L. Brown, age 37, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.
There were four other passengers in the Camry. Shane Johnell Blunt, age 31 of Cleveland, was transported to MetroHealth by Metro Life Flight with life-threatening injuries.
The remaining 3 passengers, Ya Niese Campbell Chavis, age 24, Daricka Antanyiah Danai Coats, age 18, and Namon Rondell Oliver Jr, age 25, were all transported to Elyria University Hospitals with serious injuries.
The freightliner driver, 48-year-old Daniel M. Frabotta of Elyria, was not injured in the incident. Frabotta was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash.
An investigation of the incident is ongoing. The use of drugs or alcohol remains unknown at this time.
Editor's Note: The video above is from an unrelated story on Memorial Day events in Northeast Ohio published on May 29, 2022.
