One driver killed, two others injured in early morning crash in Marlboro Township
MARLBORO TWP. ‒ One driver was killed and two others injured in a three-car crash early Monday on State Street NE west of state Route 44.
The crash occurred just before 5 a.m. and killed Joseph L. Kellogg, 43, of the Alliance area, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol.
According to the agency's new release:
Zachary V. Gottscheck, 20, of the Alliance area, was driving east on State Street in a 2017 Jeep Wrangler. Kellogg, 43, driving west on State in a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu.
The two vehicles struck each other head-on. The patrol said one of the vehicles crossed the center line but did not indicate which one.
The Malibu went off the north side of the road and struck a fence.
Theodore S. Gazdak, 48, of the Alliance area, was also heading west on State in a 1997 Honda Civic. The Civic struck the Jeep Wrangler just after the Jeep-Malibu collision, sending the Honda off the north side of the road. The Jeep came to rest in the eastbound lane of State Street, facing west.
Gottscheck sustained minor injuries and was taken by a Marlboro Township rescue crew to Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital in Canton. Gazdak suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene by Nimishillen Township emergency personnel.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted by the Marlboro Township Police Department, Marlboro Township Fire Department, Nimishillen Township Fire Department and Canton Towing.
The crash remains under investigation.
This article originally appeared on The Repository: Head-on crash kills one, injured two in Marlboro Township
