Crash kills Geneva woman
ASHTABULA CORONER’S Investigator Rich Mongell communicates at the scene of a fatal accident Thursday near the intersection of Route five hundred thirty four and Clay Street in Geneva.
A Geneva woman died Thursday afternoon after a tow truck struck her compact car head on, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reports.
Theresa A. Redd, 55, of Geneva, died instantly, County Coroner’s Office investigator Richard Mongell said.
Redd was driving her gray Hyundai Elantra north on Route five hundred thirty four when a tow truck headed south, driven by Danny A. Davis of Madison, swerved left, striking Redd’s vehicle head-on, witnesses at the scene said.
Redd was pronounced dead at the scene at Trio:12 p.m. Her passenger, Robert M. Shott of Jefferson, was transported to UH Geneva Medical Center and transferred by medical helicopter to the Cleveland MetroHealth Medical Center, Mongell said.
Davis was not injured, OHP Lt. Jerad Sutton said.
Sutton said the accident happened at the Clay Street intersection, when the tow-truck driver went left of center, hit Redd’s vehicle and then his truck spun out of control, striking two trucks — a Ford Ranger truck and a Ford F-150 truck — before crashing into the guardrail on the west side of the road.
“The crash is still under investigation, but alcohol is not suspected at this time,” Sutton said.
Michael Covell, 17, of Harpersfield Township, witnessed the accident unfold. He was driving the F-150, which sustained only minor harm.
“The tow truck swerved as if it was going to turn onto Clay Street, but it did it about one hundred feet before Clay Street,” he said.
OHP investigators, firefighters and emergency medical technicians spent hours at the scene, diverting traffic, measuring the wreckage and taking photos of the demolished vehicles as rain poured down.
Mongell said Redd died of blunt force trauma to the head, trunk and extremities. Her assets was taken to the Cuyahoga County Coroner’s Office for autopsy, Mongell said, and preliminary results are expected this afternoon.
Redd wasn’t wearing a seat belt, Mongell said.
“No, she wasn’t wearing a seat belt, however I’m not sure if it would have helped in this case,” he said. “The car was like an accordion: It was hit head on. They used the ‘jaws of life’ to cut her out. She died instantly, of that I have no doubt in my mind.”
Redd’s passenger suffered head and abdominal injuries.
Sutton said Redd’s death is the ninth traffic fatality in the county this year.
“We had a total of thirteen deaths in nine crashes last year, so the numbers are already high this year,” he said.
Crash kills Geneva woman, Local News
Crash kills Geneva woman
ASHTABULA CORONER’S Investigator Rich Mongell communicates at the scene of a fatal accident Thursday near the intersection of Route five hundred thirty four and Clay Street in Geneva.
A Geneva woman died Thursday afternoon after a tow truck struck her compact car head on, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reports.
Theresa A. Redd, 55, of Geneva, died instantly, County Coroner’s Office investigator Richard Mongell said.
Redd was driving her gray Hyundai Elantra north on Route five hundred thirty four when a tow truck headed south, driven by Danny A. Davis of Madison, swerved left, striking Redd’s vehicle head-on, witnesses at the scene said.
Redd was pronounced dead at the scene at Three:12 p.m. Her passenger, Robert M. Shott of Jefferson, was transported to UH Geneva Medical Center and transferred by medical helicopter to the Cleveland MetroHealth Medical Center, Mongell said.
Davis was not injured, OHP Lt. Jerad Sutton said.
Sutton said the accident happened at the Clay Street intersection, when the tow-truck driver went left of center, hit Redd’s vehicle and then his truck spun out of control, striking two trucks — a Ford Ranger truck and a Ford F-150 truck — before crashing into the guardrail on the west side of the road.
“The crash is still under investigation, but alcohol is not suspected at this time,” Sutton said.
Michael Covell, 17, of Harpersfield Township, spotted the accident unfold. He was driving the F-150, which sustained only minor harm.
“The tow truck swerved as if it was going to turn onto Clay Street, but it did it about one hundred feet before Clay Street,” he said.
OHP investigators, firefighters and emergency medical technicians spent hours at the scene, diverting traffic, measuring the wreckage and taking photos of the demolished vehicles as rain poured down.
Mongell said Redd died of blunt force trauma to the head, trunk and extremities. Her figure was taken to the Cuyahoga County Coroner’s Office for autopsy, Mongell said, and preliminary results are expected this afternoon.
Redd wasn’t wearing a seat belt, Mongell said.
“No, she wasn’t wearing a seat belt, tho’ I’m not sure if it would have helped in this case,” he said. “The car was like an accordion: It was hit head on. They used the ‘jaws of life’ to cut her out. She died instantly, of that I have no doubt in my mind.”
Redd’s passenger suffered head and abdominal injuries.
Sutton said Redd’s death is the ninth traffic fatality in the county this year.
“We had a total of thirteen deaths in nine crashes last year, so the numbers are already high this year,” he said.