Driver who crashed into Campbell home in April was drunk

YOUNGSTOWN — An autopsy report from the Mahoning County Coroner’s Office shows the driver of a car that crashed into a Campbell residence at 80 mph to 90 mph on April 24, killing himself and two passengers, was highly intoxicated.

The coroner’s office said today the driver, Elijah B. Paige, 20, of Blackburn Street, Campbell, had a blood-alcohol level of .279, which is more than three times the legal drunken-driving threshold of .08. No other drugs of abuse were found in his system.

Ian A. Stores, 17, of East Parkside Drive, Boardman, a deceased passenger, had a blood-alcohol level of .042, with no other drugs of abuse in his system.

The other deceased passenger, Poetry H. Dotson, 21, of Reed Avenue, Campbell, tested negative for alcohol and other drugs.

All three died of blunt-force injuries from the crash, and all deaths were accidental, the coroner ruled.

One passenger, Malquan Patton, 17, of 13th Street, Campbell, was critically injured, but he survived the accident.

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