CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Cleveland Police were called to the scene of a car fire after firefighters found a body in the vehicle Saturday morning.

According to Cleveland Police, officers responded to the scene at the intersection of East 138th Street and Aspinwall Avenue just after 2:15 a.m.

Cleveland firefighters were called to the scene earlier for a car fire. Firefighters put out the fire and found a body inside of the burned car.

Cleveland Police say the body was taken to the medical examiner’s office for identification.

The Cleveland Police Homicide Unit is still investigating.

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Milta Iris Segarra, 66, of Cleveland, Ohio passed on September 27, 2024. She was born on August 17, 1958 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey to the late Manuel Segarra and Julia Figueroa. 

Milta is survived by her devoted husband, Anibal Rios Quinones, and her cherished children, Marko Rios, Sara Lacey, Elizer Torres, and Jonathan Torres. She found immense joy in being a grandmother to Ariyanna Bargainer, Aaliyah, Andrew, and Andre Lacey, as well as Jaiden, Torrey, and Janiya Rios. Each of her grandchildren held a special place in her heart, and she relished the time spent with them.

Milta was born into a loving family and leaves behind her sisters, Diana Smith and Wanda Segarra Cruz, as well as her brothers, Daniel, Richie, and Samuel Segarra. She was also an adoring aunt to her niece Justine Cruz and her nephews Juan Carlos Cruz, Shane Smith, and Tyler Smith. 

Milta was preceded in death by her beloved son, Gabriel Rios, whose memory will remain forever in the hearts of those who knew and loved him.

A graveside service to honor Milta’s life will be held on October 1, 2024, at Riverside Cemetery, located at 3607 Pearl Rd, Cleveland, OH at 12:00 PM. Please meet at the cemetery gates at 11:45 AM. 

Milta Iris Segarra will be deeply missed, yet her love and spirit will continue to live on in the hearts of her family and all who had the pleasure of knowing her.

Arrangements entrusted to Slone & Co. Funeral Directors, 13115 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44111.

AMHERST TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A Lake County woman was killed Thursday night when she drove her vehicle in the wrong direction on the Ohio Turnpike, crashing head-on into an oncoming tractor-trailer.

The State Highway Patrol says Rita Robinson Whitman, 78, of Willoughby, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near milepost 142 in Lorain County. The driver of the tractor-trailer, a 33-year-old woman from McComb, Ohio, had minor injuries. She was taken by ambulance to UH Elyria Medical Center.

The crash occurred just before 9 p.m. Whitman reportedly was driving a 2015 Toyota RAV4 west in the eastbound lanes of the turnpike. She crashed into a 2021 International tractor-trailers in the middle lanes of the highway.

The patrol says it’s unknown why Whitman was driving the wrong way on the turnpike, but the crash remains under investigation.