HORRIFIC FATAL CRASH ON POPLAR
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Elyria – A crash on Poplar Street near Elyria Catholic High School has claimed the life of one victim and sent four others to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland.
The crash occurred at the intersection of Poplar and Brandston just east of Gulf Road early Saturday morning.
The driver of a Ford Focus was traveling south on Brandston from his home with 3 friends in his car. The driver was attempting to cross Poplar when the driver of a blue Chevy Malibu crashed into the driver’s side door of the Focus. The impact threw the Focus 150 feet pinning 3 of the four occupants.
The 21 year old driver of the Malibu told Police at the scene that he had been drinking prior to the crash and that he was traveling approximately 60 MPH on Poplar.
A back seat passenger was able to get out of the car just after the crash and ran for help. The remaining 3 victims inside of the car had to have Elyria Firefighters cut the car apart to free them.
Two helicopters from Metro LifeFlight landed in the parking lot of Elyria Catholic and assisted treating the victims while other helicopters, one from Toledo, responded to Elyria Memorial for the other victims.
Even with the combined efforts of the 5 LifeCare ambulances, the Metro LifeFlight Medical Team and Elyria Firefighters the driver of the Focus did not survive. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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WARNING: Some of the images in the gallery are graphic
posted by TMC NEWS at 5:20 AM
15 Comments:
rip aj
rip aj
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RIP AJ. <3
WE ALL LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU AJ
OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH THE VINCENT FAMILY,WE LOVE YOU AJ.ANDI AND JASMINE
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Drinking and doing 60 in 35?
Probably never stopped for the light near St Jude's either.
RIP to the driver of the Focus
THE DRUNK DRIVER SHOULD FRY. MILLIONS OF VOLTS. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS.
I'm so sorry for all the families involved in this terrible tragedy. People need to stop drinking and driving, period.
I would like to acknowledge the superior job done by our city safety forces and first responders. People say they make too much money and don't want to pass levies to make them the best equipped they can be... Shame, shame. While we all slept (until we heard the sirens) last night, these men and women were out saving lives. Please support our city safety forces!!!
rip aj. im really gonna miss you so much.xoxo kid.
our prayers are with all of you!
These pictures are all too familiar and so eerily similar to my daughter's accident in 2008. My heart breaks for AJ's family and friends. My prayers and thoughts are with you all. May God give you comfort and know that there is no answer to the question you'll probably ask yourself over and over of "Why?"...
Julie O'Brien and Family
i am so sorry for your loss. my brother went to school with the boys in the crash and was just pulled over for a dui last week. i hope that he will learn from this just how fast things can happen. remember everyone live every moment like its your last kiss the ones you love everyday. tell them you love them everyday.
one year has gone by and not a day has passed that you haven't been remembered...
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