Stark woman killed, 3 others, including baby, seriously injured in Clinton County crash
A Stark County woman is dead and three others — including an infant — were seriously injured in a head-on crash Friday near Wilmington in Clinton County.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the two-vehicle fatal crash that killed Heidi Wright, 20, of Beach City.
According to the investigators, Kara Metz, 22, of East Sparta, was driving a Toyota Scion TC north on U.S. Route 68 around 6:49 p.m. Friday in Washington Township. Metz reportedly tried to pass several vehicles and hit a Ford Focus that was traveling south on Route 68 head-on.
Wright died at the scene.
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Metz and her infant child were transported from the scene via medical helicopter to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton with serious injuries. Metz remains hospitalized. It is unclear if her baby is still hospitalized.
The driver of the Focus, Thomas Cogan, 82, of Beavercreek, was taken to Clinton Memorial Hospital by ambulance with serious injuries. He was later transferred to Miami Valley Hospital. Cogan remains at Miami Valley in the ICU.
The patrol was assisted at the scene by the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office, Clinton County Coroner's Office, Wilmington Fire Department and Emergency Medical Service, Clinton Warren Joint Fire Department and Emergency Medical Service.
According to Wright's obituary, she was a 2021 graduate of Fairless High School and R.G. Drage Career Center in animal science. She was a student at Ohio State University's Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster and had plans to become a veterinarian.
The crash remains under investigation at this time.
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This article originally appeared on The Repository: Heidi Wright of Beach City killed in Clinton County head-on crash
