Man killed in crash

Man killed in crash

YOUNGSTOWN

Police say Juan Santiago, 28, of Courtland Avenue in Campbell was the driver of a car that crashed into a utility pole Wednesday morning on U.S. Route 422. Santiago was killed in the accident.

A police spokesman said Santiago was driving north on Route 422 about 8 a.m. when his car slid off the road and hit the pole.

The spokesman said conditions did not contribute to the accident but speed did. He said investigators are trying to find out why the car suddenly left the road.

Teenager faces assault charge

BOARDMAN

Township police arrested a teenager after a student accused the teen of felonious assault with a vehicle.

Michael West, 17, of Roche Way was charged with the second-degree felony on Tuesday. He was sent to the Martin P. Joyce Juvenile Justice Center in Youngstown.

A student at Boardman High School told police Monday the driver of a Ford F-150 pickup truck came directly at him and struck him in the right shoulder as he got out of the way.

The student gave police West’s name as a possible suspect.

Troopers probe fatal accident

UNITY

Troopers with the Lisbon Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating an accident early Thursday that killed 25-year-old Kayla McDanel of East Palestine.

A news release from the post said McDanel was traveling southeast on state Route 165 about 8 a.m. when she went off the left side of the road, hit a ditch and utility pole and overturned before the vehicle came to rest on its wheels.

She was pronounced dead at the scene by the Columbiana County coroner’s office.

New U.S. citizens

YOUNGSTOWN

Judge John M. Durkin of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court shared remarks, and county Clerk of Courts Anthony Vivo administered the oath of allegiance to 13 people who became U.S. citizens in a naturalization ceremony 11 a.m. Thursday in the county courthouse.

Their names, hometowns and countries of origin are: Halla Jamal Mhawesh, Boardman, Jordan; Margarita Encarnacion, Campbell, Peru; Helena Tofilski, Berlin Center, Poland; Andrea Nicola Campbell, Boardman, Jamaica; Woodrow George Campbell, Boardman, Jamaica; Grace Taquiso Seefeldt, Youngstown, Philippines; Noris Regina Florez Utria, Boardman, Colombia; Ecaterina Gavrilnova Maslova, Liberty Township, Moldova; Ralph Dieter Johann Wilhelm Hillers, Girard, Germany; Mohammed Shabban Abukwaik, Boardman, Jordan; Sultan Azmi Salim Altawil, Boardman, Jordan; Malak Azmi Altawil, Boardman, Jordan; and Tony Manacmul Bautista, Canfield, Philippines.

Winter festival

WARREN

The Warren Family Mission is hosting a winter festival for children up to age 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. The free event will take place at the mission’s location at 361 Elm Road NE. Mission personnel will serve a pancake breakfast with Santa Claus, and there will be music, face-painting, crafts and other activities.