MOUNT GILEAD — A Brecksville man was killed and another driver injured Friday morning after a three-vehicle crash along Interstate-71 in Morrow County, according to the Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Michael Ferrazza, 27, of Brecksville, was transported from the scene by MedFlight to Grant Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries, the Patrol reported.
The incident took place at 5:22 a.m. near milepost 149 in Chester Township.
According to authorities, Ferrazza was operating a black 2012 Hyundai Tucson northbound on Interstate 71. Corey Bodenhamer, 32, of Fairview Park, was operating a white 2018 Peterbilt semi-tractor with double trailers northbound on Interstate 71 when he struck the rear of Ferrazza’s vehicle. Both vehicles continued off the roadway and went through the median cable barrier into the southbound lanes.
Edward Bayer, 67, of Lexington, was operating a black 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo southbound on Interstate 71 and struck Ferrazza’s vehicle.
Bodenhamer sustained minor injuries and was treated at the scene. Bayer and his passenger, Fay Bayer, 65, of Lexington, were not injured.
Ferrazza was not wearing a seatbelt and the time of the crash, the Patrol reported. All other occupants involved in the crash were wearing their seatbelts. Alcohol and drugs are suspected factors in this crash.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted by the Morrow County EMS, MedFlight, Big Walnut Fire Department, and the Ohio Department of Transportation.
The traffic crash remains under investigation by the Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
