Cleveland, OH
Man charged in Cleveland wrong-way crash that killed 1, injured 2
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office on Friday announced the indictment of a man accused of killing one person and injuring three others.
Cleveland EMS dispatchers say the crash occurred at 1:02 a.m. on I-71 near the W. 150th Street exit.
24-year-old Marco Castro faces charges of aggravated vehicular homicide, involuntary manslaughter, aggravated vehicular assault, vehicular assault and OVI, according to Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office said 58-year-old Vertica Lemaitre, of Oak Harbor, died at the scene.
The crash also left a 32-year-old woman and a 61-year-old man injured. Castro was also injured in the crash.
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