Passenger killed in Stark County crash Near Niles, Ohio
A woman was killed Saturday morning following a crash with a commercial vehicle in Osnaburg Township, Stark County.
The wreck happened around 8:20 a.m. at the intersection of State Route 44 and Orchardview Drive S.E., according to Ohio State Highway Troopers.Troopers said Michael Sudano Jr., 57, of Niles, Ohio, was driving his commercial truck northbound on S.R. 44 when he turned left into the path of a Kia Rio car, which was traveling southbound on S.R. 44.Troopers said the driver of the car, Larry Morrison, 48, of Waynesburg, Ohio, and his passenger, Paula Jeffers, 37, of Waynesburg, Ohio, both suffered injuries.
Troopers said Morrison was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, but Jeffers died at the scene.The accident remains under investigation.