Head-on crash shuts down state Route 164

Head-on crash shuts down state Route 164

SALEM

Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers continue investigating a head-on crash that shut down state Route 164 for nearly four hours Monday.

According to 21 WFMJ-TV, The Vindicator’s broacast partner, highway patrol reports said a car driven by 27-year-old Diana Rice of Leetonia went left of center near Beeson Mill Road in Salem Township shortly before noon, and struck an oncoming truck.

Rice was flown by medical helicopter to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital for treatment of injuries described as incapacitating.

The truck driver, Miguel Cortes of Akron, was not seriously injured. The Environmental Protection Agency was notified because 100 gallons of diesel fuel leaked from the truck.

H.O.P.E. Fest Wednesday

YOUNGSTOWN

Beulah Baptist and New Bethel Baptist Church outreach ministry will sponsor H.O.P.E. (Helping Others Prepare for Eternity) Fest from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the L.A. Simon Building, 1524 Hillman St. The event will feature food, music, dancing and fellowship.

2 stabbed on West Side

YOUNGSTOWN

Police are investigating after two men were stabbed late Saturday evening.

Officers were called about 11:05 p.m. Saturday to a home on DeCamp Road, where a man was found lying in the yard with wounds to his chest and arms. Reports said the man told police different stories and appeared to be very drunk.

While police were interviewing him at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, reports said another man showed up with stab wounds and said someone was smoking crack cocaine at the home on DeCamp Road and then began stabbing people.

Police said both men are expected to recover.

Grief counselors ready

YOUNGSTOWN

St. Christine School officials canceled classes today after the death of a student.

Grief counselors will be available for parents and students at the school throughout the day beginning at 9 a.m. and throughout the remainder of the week. Principal Walter Carpenter will also be available for questions during that time. Classes will resume Wednesday. School officials declined to name the student.

Boardman cops target drunken driving

BOARDMAN

Township police are involved in a nationwide anti-drunken driving initiative that runs through Labor Day.

The department is taking part in the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign, during which officers are participating in high-visibility enforcement that targets aggressive and distracted driving offenses, drivers Operating a Vehicle while Impaired, and seat-belt violations.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that, on average, more than 10,000 people died each year between 2010 and 2014 in drunk-driving crashes. Labor Day weekend is one of the deadliest times of the year for those accidents.

For information about the campaign, visit www.nhsta.gov.

Boardman cops arrest two on OVI charges

BOARDMAN

A Youngstown man and a township woman will be arraigned today on operating a vehicle while impaired charges from separate weekend incidents.

Police arrested Newell Spann, 39, of East Avondale Avenue after a 1:46 a.m. Saturday traffic stop at the Shell gas station on Market Street. A breath test registered Spann’s blood-alcohol content at 0.106 percent. The state legal limit is 0.08 percent. Officers found marijuana buds in the car and charged Spann with drug abuse.

Police responded to a 2:30 a.m. Monday crash on Boardman Poland Road where a car crashed into a light pole.

Officers reported Courtney Cina, 21, of East Parkside Drive, smelled of alcohol and had slow, slurred speech. A breath test registered her BAC at 0.171 percent.