CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH : 20-year-old charged in deadly Route 8 tanker crash on Wednesday, 16th September, 2020

Akron police announced Wednesday that a 20-year-old has been charged in connection with a deadly crash involving a tanker truck on Route 8.

The crash happened the morning of August 25.

Police say Christopher Lonkart, 20, was charged Wednesday morning with vehicular homicide, vehicular manslaughter, assured clear distance, and failure to control.

According to police, Lonkart swerved to avoid debris in the road and hit another vehicle.

18-year-old Jared Marcum from North Canton was driving that vehicle.

The impact forced his car into the tanker.

Marcum recently graduated from GlenOak High School and was a freshman at the University of Akron.

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