1 dead in car-semi crash

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A two-vehicle crash this afternoon killed one man and injured two others.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol reports a Pontiac failed to yield at the intersection of state Routes 165 and 626 and struck a tractor-trailer at about 2:45 p.m.

A front-seat passenger in the Pontiac, Russell McCullough, Jr., 26, of Alliance died.

The Pontiac’s driver, Gabriel Blankenship, 22, of Salem was transported to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital for serious injuries.

The tractor-trailer driver, Gerald Westfall, 71, of Newton Falls was also transported to there. State troopers say his injuries were minor.

The OHSP reports everyone involved was wearing a seatbelt. The incident remains under investigation.