State Rep. Letson and Warren cops in crash

WARREN — State Rep. Thomas Letson and two Warren police officers suffered bruises when their cars collided on Mahoning Avenue Wednesday night during a chase involving a third vehicle.

A report filed by Deputy Milt Kellerman of the Trumbull County Sheriff’s Department says Letson, a Democrat from Warren, was traveling northbound, and a Warren police cruiser was southbound with its overhead lights on in pursuit of another vehicle when the collision occurred at around 8:30 p.m.

No one was cited in the crash, and the report only gives one clue to who was at fault: In a box marked “contributing circumstances,” Kellerman listed the cruiser for “failure to yield.” For Letson, the box is marked “none.”

Letson, when contacted Thursday, said he was a little bruised but did not lose consciousness, hit his head or suffer any cuts or broken bones.

Lt. Joseph Marhulik of the Warren Police Department said Patrolmen John W. Marks Jr. and Jason R. McCollum also suffered “minor bumps and bruises,” but were treated and released from Forum Health Trumbull Memorial Hospital.

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