1 dead, 1 seriously injured in crash on Eddy Road near Cleveland Memorial Shoreway

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – One person died and one was seriously injured in a severe car crash Friday night that closed entrance and exit ramps from the Eddy Road Bridge that crosses the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway.

Cuyahoga County’s spokesperson, Jennifer Ciaccia, said that at around 9:45 p.m., Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s deputies attempted a traffic stop for a car driving erratically on East 9th Street when the suspect vehicle fled.

Deputies pursued the suspect’s car, then it exited the freeway onto Eddy Road and struck another car just beyond the intersection of the I-90 off ramp and Eddy Road, according to a release.

Ciaccia said the second car then went over a traffic bridge and caught on fire.

According to Cleveland EMS, units responded to I-90 and Eddy Road for a crash with a car on fire and ejection.

Ciaccia confirmed the driver of the suspect car was pronounced dead on the scene. He was trapped in a car that also caught fire.

The female driver of the second car was seriously injured, and EMS transported her to University Hospital.

Lt. Mike Norman said the Cleveland Fire Department responded to the crash for the two separate car fires.

One of the cars on fire was at the beginning of the on-ramp. Lt. Norman said the other car fire was at the base of the wall east of Eddy Road and south of the on-ramp.

Our 19 News crew returned to the scene where a scorched concrete barrier, car parts, and crime scene tape appear all that remain.

Bratenahl Police, Cleveland Police, and Cleveland Fire all responded to the scene.

Ciaccia said the incident is still under investigation by the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department Detective Bureau.

The identity of the suspect killed has not been released.

This is a developing story. Check back for more information about this story.

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