METRO DIGEST || Patients assaulted at nursing home

Patients assaulted at nursing home

BOARDMAN

A Youngstown woman accused of assaulting two elderly women in her care will be back in court May 8.

Jolita M. Monserrat, 33, of Youngstown, was arrested Friday and did not enter a plea at her Tuesday arraignment.

Monserrat, who is on administrative leave from Briarfield of Boardman, a nursing home, was charged after an internal and police investigation of the assault of two patients there.

A supervisor at Briarfield told police a new employee was training with Monserrat and reported seeing Monserrat grab and shove a female resident and slap another resident on the leg, according to reports.

The residents, both of whom have dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, had injuries consistent with the reported assault, police said.

Salem man killed in 2-car accident

GREEN

A Salem man was killed in a two-vehicle accident in Green Township, the Ohio State Highway Patrol Canfield post reports.

The accident happened Wednesday at 5:04 p.m.

Scott E. Beaver, 33, of Salem ran a stop sign in his Chevrolet Blazer at the intersection of U.S. Route 62 and Calla Road, the OSHP said. He was hit by a Jeep Commander driven by Ruth B. Rice, 61, of Salem.

Beaver was pronounced dead at the scene.

Rice was treated at Salem Community Hospital.

Motorcyclist critical after hit by minivan

BOARDMAN

A man was seriously injured in a wreck between a motorcycle and a minivan, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported.

Robert M. Emmerling, 64, of East Liverpool was in critical condition Wednesday night, St. Elizabeth Health Center said.

Emmerling was operating the motorcycle on South Avenue at 4:25 p.m. Wednesday when he struck the minivan, which was turning left onto South from McClurg and had run a stop sign, police said.

A juvenile from Canfield was driving the minivan, police said.

The juvenile was not taken to a hospital.