ONE CHILD INJURED IN RT 57 CRASH

Elyria Township – One child was injured Friday night in a two car collision on Route 57 near the entrance to the eastbound ramp to I-90.

Troopers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol said Gabe Castro was turning left from southbound 57 to enter the eastbound ramp to I-90 when he collided with a red Dodge pickup truck. Troopers say they have independent witnesses telling them that Castro ran a red light causing the crash.

The collision smashed the passenger side of Castro’s Honda Civic in, pushing the child that was riding with him into his lap. Although Castro seemed concerned with arguing his innocence with the witness Troopers separated them and instructed the man to instead focus on the child – to hold him very still until the Paramedics arrived on scene.

Elyria Township Firefighters treated the child at the scene and then transported him to Elyria Memorial Hospital. Castro also complained of pains in his leg and the driver of the Dodge pickup refused any treatment at the scene.

Castro will be charged with Failure to Yield a Left Turn.


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