9 Hospitalized, 2 Critical, After Middlefield Crash
Nine people were injured Tuesday afternoon in a three-car crash in Middlefield Township, according to a news release from the Ohio Highway Patrol. An adult and a 2-year-old were still in critical condition Wednesday morning, Lt. L.P. Jones said.
- Updated with names of the drivers at 5:56 p.m.
Nine people were injured Tuesday afternoon in a three-car crash in Middlefield Township, according to a news release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
An adult and a 2-year-old were still in critical condition Wednesday morning, Lt. L.P. Jones said. The 2-year-old did not sustain a life-threatening injury.
A Dodge Caravan traveling south on Route 528 was waiting to make a left turn into a private residence when a box truck struck the van in the rear. The van went left of center and collided head-on with a Honda CRV that was headed north, the release stated.
The accident occurred just north of Route 87 at 2:46 p.m., Lt. Jones said.
Three Amish passengers, along with the driver, Harvey Kaufman, of Middlefield, were inside the van. Two passengers were ages 5 and 2. The 2-year-old was ejected from the van and flown via helicopter to University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital in Cleveland. Neither child were in child safety seats or wearing seat belts, an updated release stated.
Kaufman was taken by Troy Township EMS, and the other two passengers were taken by Burton EMS, to UH Geauga Medical Center.
The driver of the box truck, Jeremy Winborne, of Mantua, who was wearing a seat belt, was taken by Parkman EMS to UH Geauga Medical Center.
The driver of the CRV, Teresa Markiewicz, of Montville Township, was flown via helicopter to UH Geauga Medical Center and remains in critical condition, Lt. Jones said. The three passengers inside the CRV were transported to UH Geauga Medical Center via Munson, Montville and Hambden EMS.
All occupants of the CRV were wearing their seat belts, Lt. Jones said.
“It was such a large EMS response because of the amount of people that ended up being transported,” Lt. Jones said.
The crash remains under investigation.
Speed and alcohol do not seem to be a factor, according to the release.
