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A 35-year-old man was killed in a single car crash early Sunday morning in Summit County.
According to the Summit County Sheriff’s Department, a red Chevy Cavalier struck a tree while driving east on Greensburg Road in the city of Green just before 2 a.m.
Police said the man lost control of the car and struck a tree. The driver, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was reported dead at the scene.
The Sheriff department’s report indicates the driver was speeding, but they do not yet know if alcohol was a factor.
A Painesville man is dead after his vehicle left the road and struck a utility pole Tuesday night, closing down a road for hours and disrupting power.
Lake County Sheriff's Office said a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban was traveling eastbound on Madison Avenue when the car left the south side of the road just after 9 p.m. Tuesday. It struck a Painesville City Power utility pole in the 700 block of Madison Avenue and sheared the pole at its base.
The driver of the vehicle was identified as Craig McCroskey, 28, of Painesville, according to the Sheriff's Office.
A 24-year-old Cleveland woman, thrown from a car early this morning during a hit-and-run accident, was later run over by the vehicle when its driver returned to the scene, Cleveland police said.
Mattie J. Quellen Stubbs was pronounced dead near the intersection of Euclid Avenue and Coltman Road around 3 a.m. Police said Shamanique Bryant, the driver of the car Stubbs was riding in, was arrested for aggravated vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of the accident. They said in a release that driving while intoxicated charges will likely be added.
A four-vehicle crash at the entrance to an Ohio mall has injured three people.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol says the crash happened Wednesday afternoon as a compact car was turning left into a Sandusky Mall entrance on U.S. 250 in Sandusky. A truck tried to swerve to avoid the compact car but clipped it. Debris from that collision struck a nearby sedan. The truck then slid off the roadway and hit a midsize sedan waiting at a traffic light in the mall's entrance.
Israel Thornton, age 5, was running to catch a school bus to attend Village Prep School when he crossed Denison Avenue and was struck and fatally injured by a 2012 Kia Sorrento. Thornton was taken to a local medical center where he died. The vehicle's driver, 25-year-old Jerome Lee, fled and failed to stop and offer aid to the boy. Lee will be sentenced on March 5th where he will recieve as many as three years in prison.
Cleveland and Akron, Ohio - Greater Cleveland area, home of numerous Fortune 500 companies
Cleveland is located on the shores of Lake Erie. Landmarks dating to its days as a turn-of-the-20th-century manufacturing center include the Steamship William G. Mather, now part of the Great Lakes Science Center. It's also known for the stately Cleveland Museum of Art, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the I.M. Pei–designed Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum.
Akron is the fifth-largest city in Ohio, and is the county seat of Summit County, the fourth most populous county in the state. The city is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, approximately 39 miles south of Lake Erie. Akron is known for the rubber, tire, and airship industries among others, including the stoneware, sewer pipe, fishing tackle, farming equipment, mining, match, zipper, and toy industries.
Major Roadways in Cleveland and Akron
Three two-digit Interstate highways serve Cleveland directly. Interstate 71 begins just southwest of downtown and is the major route from downtown Cleveland to the airport. I-71 runs through the southwestern suburbs and eventually connects Cleveland with Columbus and Cincinnati. Interstate 77 begins in downtown Cleveland and runs almost due south through the southern suburbs. I-77 sees the least traffic of the three interstates, although it does connect Cleveland to Akron. Interstate 90 connects the two sides of Cleveland, and is the northern terminus for both I-71 and I-77. Running due east–west through the west side suburbs, I-90 turns northeast at the junction with and I-490, and is known as the Innerbelt through downtown.
Akron is served by two major interstate highways that bisect the city. Unlike other cities, the bisection does not occur in the Central Business District, nor do the interstates serve downtown; rather, the Akron Innerbelt and to a lesser extent Ohio State Route 8 serve these functions.
- Interstate 77 connects Marietta, Ohio to Cleveland, Ohio. In Akron, it features 15 interchanges, four of which permit freeway-to-freeway movements. It runs north-south in the southern part of the city to its intersection with I-76, where it takes a westerly turn as a concurrency with Interstate 76.
- Interstate 76 connects Interstate 71 to Youngstown, Ohio and farther environs. It runs east-west and has 18 interchanges in Akron, four of which are freeway-to-freeway. The East Leg was rebuilt in the 1990s to feature six lanes and longer merge lanes. The concurrency with Interstate 77 is eight lanes. The Kenmore Leg is a four-lane leg that is slightly less than two miles (3 km) long and connects to Interstate 277.
- Interstate 277 is an east-west spur that it forms with US 224 after I-76 splits to the north to form the Kenmore Leg. It is six lanes and cosigned with U.S. 224.
Mass transportation in Cleveland and Akron
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is the city's major airport and an international airport that formerly served as a main hub for United Airlines. It holds the distinction of having the first airport-to-downtown rapid transit connection in North America, established in 1968. In 1930, the airport was the site of the first airfield lighting system and the first air traffic control tower. Originally known as Cleveland Municipal Airport, it was the first municipally owned airport in the country. Cleveland Hopkins is a significant regional air freight hub hosting FedEx Express, UPS Airlines, United States Postal Service, and major commercial freight carriers. In addition to Hopkins, Cleveland is served by Burke Lakefront Airport, on the north shore of downtown between Lake Erie and the Shoreway. Burke is primarily a commuter and business airport.
Cleveland has a bus and rail mass transit system operated by the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA). The rail portion is officially called the RTA Rapid Transit. It consists of two light rail lines, known as the Green and Blue Lines, and a heavy rail line, the Red Line. In 2008, RTA completed the HealthLine, a bus rapid transit line, for which naming rights were purchased by the Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals. It runs along Euclid Avenue from downtown through University Circle, ending at the Louis Stokes Station at Windermere in East Cleveland. In 2007, the American Public Transportation Association named Cleveland's mass transit system the best in North America.
The primary terminal that airline passengers traveling to or from Akron use is the Akron-Canton Regional Airport, serving nearly 2 million passengers a year. The Akron-Canton Airport is a commercial Class C airport located in the city of Green, roughly 10 mi (16 km) southeast of Akron operated jointly by Stark and Summit counties. It serves as an alternative for travelers to or from the Cleveland area as well. Akron Fulton International Airport is a general aviation airport located in and owned by the City of Akron that serves private planes.
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Local area healthcare providers in Cleveland and Akron include:
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center;
- Lutheran Hospital;
- Cleveland Clinic;
- Akron General;
- Summa Akron Hospital.
Cleveland and Akron legal information for accident victims
After someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle crash in Cleveland or Akron, many decisions need to be made immediately and questions need to be answered. For example, how much of the medical costs will be covered by the insurance policy? How does PIP insurance help with medical bills immediately? What if the at-fault driver has no insurance?
Where to find legal assistance after a Cleveland or Akron injury accident
After a serious crash, it is crucial to get help from a Cleveland - Akron personal injury attorney who understands the local regulations and legal standards, who knows how insurance policies work, and who can handle all aspects of an insurance claim so the injured person can focus on recovery. If someone is killed in a collision, a Cleveland - Akron wrongful death lawyer will launch a claim that will begin the process of financial recovery for the family members left behind. Learn more here about what a Cleveland - Akron accident lawyer can do to help.
Bicycling is becoming more popular in the Cleveland and Akron regions. And with this growing popularity comes a growing number of bicycle accidents and injuries.
Motorcycle accidents are a common occurrence in the Cleveland and Akron regions. These areas are popular with motorcyclists, and with so many bikes on the roads, the number of collisions is high, and motorcycle accidents are a major safety and economic issue for riders in the Cleveland and Akron communities.