Saturday, January 28, 2012
Staff report
warren
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating two fatal car accidents that occurred early Friday — one in Vienna Township, one in Howland Township.
Nicholas J. Lewis, 35, of Vienna, was killed at 12:30 a.m. in a single-car crash on state Route 193 just south of Smith-Stewart Road in Vienna Township.
He was southbound when he drove off the right side of the road and struck a parked piece of construction equipment. Lewis, who was not wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene.
In the other crash, Phillip W. Keagy, 30, of Warren, was killed in a single-car crash on state Route 82 in Howland Township just west of state Route 11.
The accident happened at 11:59 p.m. Thursday.
Keagy was a front-seat passenger in a 1995 Chevrolet Camaro that was westbound on Route 82 when it went off the right side of the road and struck an overhead sign post. Keagy was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver, Bobby Williams, 23, of Warren, was taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center, where he was in critical condition.
Two rear-seat passengers, Stefanie E. Ullom, 22, of Warren, and Monica L. Smith, 24, of Orwell, also were taken to St. Elizabeth and were in serious condition.
Lt. Brian Holt of the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Warren post said the roads were wet at the time of both crashes, but it’s not known whether that played a role in either crash.
The Howland crash was a violent one, but it’s not known whether speed was a factor, Holt said.