Man injured in crash

Man injured in crash
AUSTINTOWN -- A Mineral Ridge man is in critical condition in St. Elizabeth Health Center after a two-car collision early Saturday on southbound state Route 11. Samuel M. Charles, 37, was ejected from his car after the wreck, around 3:10 a.m.
His car was hit from behind by a car driven by Robert Buila, 25, of Canfield, according Ohio State Highway Patrol personnel. The car was pushed off the road, hit a guardrail, overturned and hit a tree. Buila's car also went off the road and hit a guardrail. He was not injured. No charges have been filed, but the matter remains under investigation.
Man charged in death
BROOKFIELD -- A Sharon, Pa., man who hit two pedestrians Friday night, killing one, is charged with aggravated vehicular homicide. Edward Rinko, 48, of Sharon, was driving north on Route 62 and hit the pedestrians, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. Sue Combine, 25, of Hubbard died after she was hit trying to cross U.S. Route 62 and Broadway around 8:30 p.m. Two other vehicles also may have struck her while she was lying in the road, police said.
Jeffrey Culp, 26, of Greenville, Pa., also was trying to cross the road and was hit. He was in stable condition Saturday in Shenango Valley Medical Center. OSHP asks anyone with information about the accident to call (330) 898-2311.
Zoo's sharks dying
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Sharks keep dying at the Pittsburgh Zoo & amp; PPG Aquarium, including eight since September. Five remain alive at the zoo's $16.8 million aquarium. Eight died between Sept. 30 and Oct. 31 while in a quarantine tank. Two others were killed by another shark, and two more died of bacterial infections. Zoo officials believe four may have died from de-worming medication.
In April 2000, two months before the new aquarium opened with its state-of-the-art 100,000-gallon saltwater ocean shark tank, two died when cyanide-contaminated chemicals were added to their tank. Then, in the first two months after the expanded aquarium opened, 16 fish died. Zoo officials say they've dismantled the quarantine tank looking for problems and hope to learn more from tests on the dead animals.