Columbus, OH : Young man remains hospitalized after crash on Tuesday, January 2nd 2017

A local man remains hospitalized following a car accident that happened over the weekendEarlier today, a spokesperson at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo said Quentin M. Howell was listed in stable condition but experiencing a lot of pain, with several broken bones in his right arm and hand, a broken left wrist and a few fractured lower spinal segments. He is expected to have surgery Tuesday.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Norwalk Post is investigating the one-vehicle serious injury crash that occurred at 2:40 a.m. on Remelle Road, south of Settlement Road, in Peru Township.

Howell, 20, of Monroeville, was driving a 2016 Ford Focus HB south on Remelle Road and swerved in an attempt to miss an animal in the roadway, troopers said. His vehicle struck the animal and then drove off the east side of the road, hitting a tree.

Howell suffered incapacitating injuries as a result of the crash, troopers said. He was treated at the scene by North Central EMS and then flown by a LifeFlight helicopter to the Toledo medical center. Howell was wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash.

The vehicle was removed from the scene by Fitzgerald’s Towing.

Assisting on scene were Huron River Joint Fire Department, North Central EMS, Fitzgerald’s Towing, and Huron County Sherriff’s Office.

Alcohol and drugs are suspected to be a factor in the crash, which remains under investigation, troopers said.

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Young man remains hospitalized after crash