RAVENNA, Ohio — A 49-year-old woman was killed in a car crash that occurred on state Route 305 east of Nelson Parkman Road in Nelson Township, Portage County on Monday morning.
According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 8:25 a.m. when a 2004 white Chevy 3500 van was traveling east on state Route 305. The car proceeded to gradually travel left of center and off the left side of the roadway, striking a utility pole before coming to a rest.
The driver of the vehicle, 49-year-old Sonia L. Grimmett of Warren, was transported to University Hospital in Ravenna with serious injuries and later pronounced dead. She was the only occupant of the vehicle and was not wearing a safety belt at the time of the crash.
An investigation remains ongoing.
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