Coroner rules death of pedestrian a suicide

WARREN

The Trumbull County coroner has ruled the March 1 pedestrian death of Joshua L. Holmes, 39, of Farmdale, a suicide. Holmes died from multiple blunt-force trauma.

Holmes, who was staying at a home in Warren at the time, was crossing the state Route 5/82 four-lane highway from south to north just west of the Perkins Jones Road exit when he was struck by an eastbound tractor-trailer.

He died a short time after the 6:22 a.m. impact, a nurse who stopped to offer assistance told The Vindicator.

The commander of the Southington Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol has indicated he did not expect the truck driver to be charged in the crash.

A post dispatcher said Thursday no charges have been filed against the driver, but the case is still under investigation.