EARLY MORNING CRASH TRAPS WOMAN

Eaton Township – A two car crash early Saturday morning at Chestnut Ridge Road and Route 57 trapped one victim who had to be LifeFlighted from the scene.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the crash occurred when 26 year old Leah MacDonald of Elyria ran a flashing red light while traveling west on Chestnut in her 1992 Grand Marquis. MacDonald collided with 25 year old Brandon Fisher of Amherst. Fisher was traveling north on 57 and had a flashing yellow light when the collision occurred.

The damage to MacDonald’s car was so severe she was trapped inside. Firefighters from the Eaton Township Fire Department worked for approximately one hour to free her.

Once freed MacDonald was flown from the scene by Metro LifeFlight to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland where her condition was listed as critical late Saturday night.

The investigation into the crash is ongoing but the State Patrol said that alcohol and drugs do not appear to have played a part in the crash. They also said MacDonald failed to yield the right away to Fisher.

PHOTO GALLERY (Photos are courtesy TIMOTHY HOUSTON)