Ben Grisard, 15, of Painesville, died in a one-vehicle crash early March 22 in Newbury Township, Ohio State Highway Patrol Sgt. Aaron Belcher said March 25.
Ben Grisard, 15, of Painesville, died in a one-vehicle crash early March 22 in Newbury Township, Ohio State Highway Patrol Sgt. Aaron Belcher said March 25.
Burton Fire EMS was called to the scene on Burton Heights Boulevard just east of state Route 44 at about 1 a.m., where a black, 2005 Ford F250 had gone off the road and hit a ditch and a tree, he said.
Reading from the report, Belcher said the driver, Noah Leininger, 19, was not injured. The other passenger in the front seat, Autumn Ellerson, 18, and Martin Grisard, 19 — in the backseat with his brother — were taken to University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center for minor injuries, Belcher said.
No one had seat belts buckled, and front and side airbags were deployed, the sergeat said, adding emergency crews employed the jaws of life to extract Ben Grisard from the wreckage.
No alcohol use was apparent at the scene and speed appears to be a factor, Belcher said. The crash remains under investigation.
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