VERMILLION TOWNSHIP — A 17-year-old girl died and three other people were seriously injured Saturday night in a multi-vehicle crash on U.S. Route 30 in Ashland County, authorities said.
Troopers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Ashland Post were dispatched around 7:13 p.m. to the intersection of U.S. 30 and Ohio 511 in Vermillion Township.
According to investigators, the 17-year-old female was driving a 2010 Hyundai Elantra south on Ohio 511 when she failed to stop at a stop sign at U.S. 30.
The Hyundai entered the intersection directly into the path of a westbound 2013 Jeep Wrangler driven by Maximus Davis, 25, of Jeromesville, troopers said.
The impact sent both vehicles across the median into the eastbound lanes of U.S. 30, where they became disabled.
An eastbound 2006 Acura TL, driven by 19-year-old James Cavera of Bowling Green, Ohio, then struck the Jeep in the left eastbound lane before running off the south side of the road. Two other vehicles struck crash debris in the roadway, troopers said.
The teenage driver of the Hyundai was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities have not released her name.
A 17-year-old male passenger in the Hyundai sustained serious injuries and was flown by Metro Life Flight to Akron City Hospital.
Davis was transported by Mifflin Fire & EMS to OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital before being flown to Grant Medical Center in Columbus with serious injuries.
Cavera was taken by Jeromesville Fire & EMS to OhioHealth Mansfield with serious injuries.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted on scene by the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office, Ashland Fire & EMS, Mifflin Fire & EMS, Jeromesville Fire & EMS, and Hayesville Fire & EMS.
All individuals involved in the crash were wearing their safety belts at the time of the crash, according to troopers, who said alcohol and drugs are not considered to be factors in the crash.
The crash was still under investigation Sunday morning, according to troopers.