Ohio teen dies after car veers off road and into pond

Ohio teen dies after car veers off road and into pond

Associated Press

GRAFTON, Ohio

The State Highway Patrol says a teen died after his vehicle ran off the road into a pond in northeast Ohio.

The patrol’s Elyria post says a caller reported a submerged car in a pond near Ohio 57 just south of Grafton around 7:30 a.m. Saturday. The patrol says the car wasn’t visible, but evidence and witnesses’ statements indicated a car ran a stop sign and drove off the road into a partially frozen pond. The car, submerged in about 10 feet of water, was recovered around 9 a.m.

Troopers say 18-year-old Dominic Zunis, of Elyria, was inside. He was flown to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Authorities say no other victims were found. They say alcohol is suspected as a factor in the crash.

Two weeks ago today, six teenagers died when their vehicle swerved off the road and into a pond in Warren.