PORTAGE COUNTY, Ohio — An investigation is underway after a 25-year-old California man was killed in a Portage County crash early Monday morning.
The Ravenna Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol says the situation involved a head-on collision between a Ford F-150 pickup truck and a Honda Accord, which happened around 5:55 a.m. on state Route 5 near Holcomb Road in Portage County.
The crash victim has been identified as Gerardo Ramirez of Richmond, California. Authorities say he was traveling westbound in the Honda when the accident took place.
His body was taken to the Summit County Medical Examiner's Office.
The Ford's driver, a 29-year-old from New Franklin, was taken to University Hospitals in Ravenna with serious injuries.
The Highway Patrol says both people were wearing seat belts at the time of the crash and alcohol is not suspected.
The incident remains under investigation.
Multiple agencies also assisted at the scene of the crash, which include:
- Portage County Sheriff’s Office
- Newton Falls Fire and EMS
- Palmyra Fire and EMS
- Edinburg Fire and EMS
- Portage County Prosecutor’s Office
- Ohio Department of Transportation
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