Desiree Snyder, 22, dead and two other people injured after a car going the wrong way on a I-480 westbound exit ramp crashes into them in Cleveland, Ohio

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/28/2016 - 2:27pm
Accident Date: 
Friday, April 4, 2014

22-year-old Desiree Snyder killed when Julio Cesar Vargas went wrong way on I-480 WB exit ramp.

A passenger was killed Saturday night in a wrong way crash of I-480 westbound on Cleveland’s west side.

Judge orders strip club to pay $8 million to family of victim in wrong-way I-480 crash

Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Deena Calabrese ruled that Secrets Gentlemen's Club was negligent in the death of Snyder, 22, of Parma, by failing to take the necessary precautions that would have prevented Vargas from driving.

A passenger was killed Saturday night in a wrong way crash of I-480 westbound on Cleveland’s west side. The fatal accident happened around 11:30 p.m. on I-480 WB near W. 130th Street in Cleveland. Officers said the investigation reveals that 40-year-old Julio Cesar Vargas drove his vehicle the wrong way on the I-480 WB exit ramp. Police said Vargas entered the exit ramp and crashed into another vehicle, injuring two people. Desiree Snyder, 22, of Cleveland was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center where she was treated, expired, and pronounced dead Sunday. Vargas, the driver of the striking vehicle, was arrested on charges of aggravated vehicular homicide and aggravated vehicular assault. Police said he was also treated for a high level of intoxication. OVI charges are pending.
Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Desiree Snyder
Julio Cesar Vargas
Roadway: 
I-480

Comments

I was on 480 when this accident happened. I had just missed it and came upon it the same time the police and rescue team was arriving. It was a horrific scene. I feel so bad for the young girls family.

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