Teen injured, entrapped as car crashes into ravine: Hunting Valley Police Blotter
HUNTING VALLEY, Ohio
Car crash, squad call: Fairmount Boulevard
Three teenagers were taken to Hillcrest Hospital -- one with a serious head injury -- after their car went over the curb, along an elevated embankment and into a ravine June 27, leaving an unconscious passenger trapped briefly inside the wreckage.
A private ambulance happened to be driving past the scene of the accident around 8:15 p.m. The Midwest Medical Transport Company crew offered help to the entrapped Chesterland boy, 17, as Chagrin Falls firefighters were called.
The crash occurred about 800 feet west of Chagrin River Road. The eastbound 1999 Chrysler Sebring was being driven in rainy conditions, with standing or moving water reported on the roadway.
For unknown reasons, the car drove over the right-side curb, into and alongside the embankment, then downhill into the heavily wooded ravine, striking several small and large trees before coming to rest sideways against one of them.
An emergency helicopter was not immediately available. A critical care transport truck was already on the way.
Chagrin Falls firefighters also took the driver, another Chesterland boy, 17, to Hillcrest, as well as the backseat passenger, a Newbury Township girl, 16, both with possible injuries. No patient condition updates were available from Hillcrest.
Fairmount Boulevard was closed from the Hunting Valley police station up to Chagrin River Road, both at the time of the crash and then for about two hours on the evening of June 30, for the regional accident investigation unit to return to the scene.
The driver was cited for failure to control.
Suspicion: County Line Road
A caller reported a Honda driving around a property and an unknown male suspect who had just walked out of the woods around 2:30 p.m. July 3.
Upon learning that the man and the driver were photographers who randomly drove down to take pictures, police told them it was private property. They left without incident.
Departmental information: Fairmount Road
Police in Hunting Valley and Russell Township received a report of two juveniles, with white hoodies pulled up over their heads, trying to enter a garage at 2:46 a.m. July 2.
One of the suspects turned up within 20 minutes. Police learned they were ringing doorbells, or “ding-dong ditching,” after coming from a party on James Drive, east of County Line Road.
At least one other suspect remained at large.
Complaints-general: South Woodland Road
A caller reported that a man was stopping traffic on Ohio 87 between SOM Center Road and Farmcote Drive at 2:50 p.m. June 30 in order to get a snapping turtle out of the roadway.
Another call came eight minutes later requesting an officer due to the snapping turtle.
Traffic stops: Chagrin River Road, Hunting Hill Farm Drive
A motorcyclist was cited for speeding and driving on a closed road around 8:30 p.m. June 29. The owner was also given warnings about expired tags on the Triumph, as well as reckless operation.
And shortly before 9 p.m., two bicyclists were cited for riding on the closed road in the same area.
Warrant served, contempt of court: Fairmount Boulevard
Lake County sheriff’s deputies reported that they were out around 2 a.m. July 4 with a Painesville woman, 40, who had an active warrant from Hunting Valley for failure to appear in court on prior charges of speeding and driving under suspension.
Custody was transferred and she was taken to the Geauga County Jail until she could post bond.
Complaints-fireworks: Crabtree Lane
A caller believed someone was on the neighbors’ properties shooting off fireworks around 9 p.m. June 28 when those families were not home.
Police were unable to locate any suspects or any immediate evidence of fireworks.
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References
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- ^ Chagrin Solon Sun (www.cleveland.com)