Tractor-trailer bursts into flames following Sunday afternoon accident in Ashtabula Township, Ohio.
PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, OHIO —
An Ohio State Highway Patrol investigation has determined that a tire blowout was responsible for a truck crossing the median strip and crashing into a car and causing a fatal accident Sunday.
The crash occurred at about 2:09 p.m. on I-90 at mile post 228. The accident resulted in the death of Lorrena Fish, 74, of Rock Creek, according to a Highway Patrol media release.
Fish was an occupant in a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt traveling west in the left lane just before being struck by a red Volvo truck driven by Vasil Pilipenko, 22, of Webster, New York, traveling east in the left lane, according to the release.
The preliminary investigation shows the truck had a left front tire blowout, which caused it to travel across the median and into the west bound lane. The truck struck the Chevy Cobalt and continued into a guardrail. It came to rest off the north side of the roadway and was quickly engulfed in fames. The Chevy Cobalt came to rest into the median.
Pilipenko, owner of the truck, and one 13-year-old passenger were not injured in the crash, according to the release.
Mary Tucker, 52, of Rock Creek, the driver of the Cobalt, was transported to University Hospital Geneva Medical Center and later transferred to a Cleveland Hospital. A 4-year-old passenger of the Cobalt received injuries and was flown from the scene. Fish, the front seat passenger, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Another vehicle, a 2011 Kia Sorento, driven by Eugene Allen, 60, of Rock Creek, was struck by debris from the crash. No injuries were received by the vehicle occupants, according to the release.
All occupants were wearing safety belts at the time of the crash. Alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the crash.
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Woman dies after semi-truck accident on I-90 in Ashtabula, westbound lanes restricted
This is a developing story.
Author: WKYC
July 1, 2018
A woman is dead following a semi-truck accident on I-90 westbound, Sunday afternoon.
According to reports, a semi-truck was driving eastbound on I-90 near whe 228 mile marker when the driver lost control around 2:10 p.m.
The truck crossed the median and hit two women, head-one, in a car traveling westbound. The truck then caught caught fire.
The passenger in the car, identified as 74-year-old Lorenna Fish,died at the scene.
The driver, a family member of Fish's, is believed to be okay.
A portion of I-90 westbound remains closed as officials work to clean up and investigate the crash.
It is not yet known what caused the driver to lose control.
Information on his medical condition was also not available at the time of this report. Stay with WKYC for more details as they become available.
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Obituary of Lorrena Fish
Lorrena Fish
ROCK CREEK- Lorrena Fish, 74, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on July 1, 2018.
She was the daughter of the late Paul Cogar Sr. and Wilcie Nestor born October 20, 1943, in Webster Springs, WV.
She was a well-respected member of the community and served many positions at Rock Creek United Methodist Church.
She enjoyed swimming, Thursday night music at
the Fire Hall, nature and wildlife which she watched from her own
backyard and spending time with her great grandchildren.
Lorie was
always helping others, whether it was giving rides to appointments,
taking them to grocery store, helping them move, and babysitting when
needed. She prided herself on helping others get back on their feet
despite her own situation. She always saw the "good" in everyone she
met.
One of her favorite sayings was "I ask Jesus
to take it from the top of your head to the bottom of your feet." She
loved reading and reciting bible verses.
She is survived by daughters, Mary Tucker
Benson, (Doc), Rock Creek and Sharon Tucker and Sheila Newsome both of
NC, grandchildren, Michael Tucker, Dylan and Felisha Marscsh, all of
Ohio; brothers, Walter Cogar (Kathy), Paul Cogar, Jr., (Maryann), all of
Ohio; Frank Cogar, (Isabelle) of FL, Harold Cogar of WV; sisters,
Shirley Drummond, Kathy Brown both of Ohio and many, great grandchildren
and other children she loved and claimed as her own.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Cosmo R. Fish, Sr.; sister, Sue Derbyshire of Elkins, WV.