Crash injures 5

Crash injures 5

GROVE CITY, PA.

Four people were seriously injured, including three adults and a child, in a two-car head-on collision on state Route 208 in Pine Township, Mercer County, at 1:50 p.m. Thursday.

A fifth person suffered moderate injures. The addresses of the people involved in the collision were not provided by Pennsylvania State Police, which is investigating the crash.

Flown by medical helicopter to St. Elizabeth Health Center’s trauma unit in Youngstown were Shirley L. Walter, 63, driver of one of the vehicles; Jeremy Dora, 25, and a female juvenile, age unknown, both passengers in the second vehicle driven by Nicole M. Hey, 22. Hey was taken to Grove City Hospital with severe injuries.

Two other juveniles were in Hey’s car. A boy was treated at Grove City Hospital for moderate injuries. A girl in a booster seat was uninjured.

Police said Walter was eastbound on Route 208 and went left of center into the westbound lane of the two-lane highway and struck Hey’s vehicle. No charges had been filed as of Thursday.

Baby-death charges

NEW CASTLE, Pa.

William Hess Jr. , 23, has been charged with homicide in the death of an 11-month-old girl in May. New Castle police say Hess was watching the baby at a Lyndal Street home on Memorial Day while her mother was at work. That night police responded to a call about a child not breathing and found Kaelin Davis with bruises to her face and a broken wrist and ankle. Police reports say a witness said that Hess grabbed the baby by the ankle and dropped her head- first onto a mattress and then laughed about it.

When brought in for questioning, Hess said when he is drinking, things can get dangerous, and he has blackouts. He admitted drinking that day and originally blamed a dog for the baby’s injuries. Hess is in another state, where he is expected to be arrested.

OVI patrols planned

BOARDMAN

Township police will have extra patrols on the road this weekend. Officers will focus on aggressive-driving offenses, operating vehicles while impaired and seat-belt usage.

The department is in partnership with state and local law-enforcement and highway- safety officials during the “Drunk Driving: Over the Limit, Under Arrest” movement to crack down on impaired driving. The additional patrols are funded by the Mahoning County OVI Task Force and the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Traffic Safety Office.

Youngstowner’s play

Youngstown

“To Be Confirmed,” a play written by Youngstown native Cheryl Games and directed by Susi Thompson, will be the first offering in The Youngstown Playhouse’s new Living Room Series. The series will consist of informal and staged readings of both new works and existing plays for consideration for the Playhouse’s upcoming seasons.

“The Living Room Series is a great opportunity for the Playhouse to develop new works by local playwrights,” says Mary Ruth Lynn, Playhouse executive director. “In addition, it’s a way for interested directors to propose plays for our future seasons.”

The play is a coming-of-age story about two Catholic teenage sisters growing up in Youngstown under a cloud of family secrets. The cast includes: Emily Damelio, Candy DiLullo, Christopher Fidram, Sara Wickline Klimenko, Zach O’Connor, Laura Phillips, Johnny Picano and Denise Sculli.

The staged reading will be at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 19 in the Moyer Room. A discussion with the playwright, director and cast will follow. Admission is free; donations are welcome.

For more information, contact the Playhouse box office at 330-788-8739, or visit http://mvtheaterbuzz.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=NSP-FAGhAAEAAAjVAAQ2UA on Facebook.