Witnesses to Fatal Accident Sought by Police
Mayfield Heights police are searching for witnesses to a fatal
accident last Thursday morning. Kathleen Krebs, of Mentor, was
killed when her vehicle slid off Interstate 271 near the
Mayfield Road bridge and flipped, trapping her inside. Rescue
workers say that, by the time they got to her, the position of
her neck and body had caused her to suffocate. Investigators are
trying to determine the cause of the crash and are asking
witnesses to contact the Mayfield Heights police department.
Record Snowfall Blankets Cleveland
It was the whitest Christmas in Cleveland, as a record 10.2
inches of snow fell at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
between midnight and 9 p.m. Wednesday. An additional inch fell
before midnight on Christmas Eve, bringing the total to more
than 11 inches in two days, the most snow since 6 inches fell
back in 1944. A winter storm rose out of the Plains and crossed
Ohio as it headed toward the New England. Forecasters expect an
additional 3 inches mostly in the eastern suburbs.
Storm Causes Traffic Accidents
The State Highway Patrol said slippery road conditions caused a
fatal, two-car crash Wednesday morning on State Route 5 in
Portage County's Paris Township. A car slid left of center and
into a pickup truck, killing the car's driver, 30-year-old
Michael A. Demattio of Ravenna. In Euclid, two people were
injured when there car made an illegal u-turn and collided with
a city snow plow at Euclid Avenue and East 254th street.
Officials at Hopkins International Airport closed the runways
about 10:45 a.m. for 45 minutes Wednesday, and during the
afternoon alternated runways while crews plowed away the snow.
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