FIVE CARS COLLIDE ON I-90

HEADING HOME AFTER

OHIO STATE TOLEDO GAME IN CLEVELAND

Sheffield Village – A five-car crash on I-90 near Route 254 in Sheffield Village Saturday afternoon had traffic in the westbound lanes backed up for miles.

Officer Bret Morgan of the Sheffield Village Police Department said that traffic was heavy due to people returning from the Ohio State – Toledo game in Cleveland. Traffic stopped on the highway because of a crash further ahead in another jurisdiction.

Morgan said that 19-year-old Ben Kauser did not notice the stopped traffic and rear-ended a 2009 Chevy Impala driven by 52 year old Tim Dowgiert. Dowgiert then rear-ended a 2002 Ford Windstar driven by 46 year old Dennis Zemanek.

Zemanek then rear-ended a 2008 Ford Fusion driven by 49 year old Thomas Jacob of Toledo. Jacob then brought the madness to an end when he rear-ended a 2003 Chevy Impala driven by 19-year-old Lauren Heibertshausen.

Sheffield Village Firefighters began triaging the scene sorting out who would be transported and who would be signing off. Realizing that they would have four victims going to the hospital they requested an additional squad from Avon Fire Department. With traffic being heavy and backed up for miles Sheffield Police stopped traffic and directed Avon Paramedics to enter I-90 down the exit ramp to the scene.

All four people were transported to area hospitals with minor injuries.

Police say that Kauser was cited with Assured Clear Distance.


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