DRIVER CRASHES INTO LIFECARE VAN ON ROUTE 57

 

Elyria – A wheelchair patient being taken to a routine appointment by LifeCare Ambulance transport service ended up going to the emergency room after the van was struck from behind Friday afternoon.

Elyria Police say the LifeCare wheelchair van was stopped on Route 57 at a red light about 500 feet south of Cleveland Street when 48 year old Karen Costa of Hambden, Ohio struck the rear of the van.

The driver of the van, 20 year old Zachary Kasperovich of Lorain, was ok but the man he was transporting complained of back pains and was transported to Elyria Memorial Hospital for evaluation. Costa also refused treatment or transport.

Police cited Costa for Assured Cleared Distance.