HISTORIC CAR INVOLVED IN CRASH

VICTIM FLOWN TO METRO WITH HEAD INJURY

TMC NEWS PHOTOS / BRIAN WOODS

Elyria – A driver running a red light was the cause of a two car crash Tuesday morning at the intersection of Cleveland Street & Olive in Elyria.

Police say that 75 year old Goodie Salvi of Elyria ran a red light and struck 69 year old Robert Franks of North Ridgeville as he was traveling west on Cleveland Street crossing the intersection.

Franks was driving a 1934 Ford with suicide doors.

Howard Bruce works at the Convenient Food Mart on Cleveland Street and heard the crash. “We went outside to see if anyone was hurt and if there was anything we could do to help. When the door opened he (Franks) just rolled out and onto the ground. The car was still in gear and moving so I jumped in and put my foot on the brake until someone was able to figure out how to turn the car off.”

Police arrived on scene and secured Franks car and began tending to him until Paramedics arrived.

LifeCare and Firefighters treated the man on scene for head injuries and transported him to Elyria Memorial where he was later flown to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland.

Salvi was cited for failure to yield.


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