Crash in Vienna kills Youngstown teen
Staff reportsVIENNA - Light snow and freezing temperatures Sunday evening proved to be a dangerous mix on area roads as numerous crashes were reported, including a fatality on state Route 11.
The Warren Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said Alyssa Emrich, 17, of Youngstown, died after her 1989 Mercury Cougar collided head-on with a Johnston Township ambulance just before 7 p.m. The crash occurred on state Route 11 in the area of King Graves Road.
The patrol said Emrich was traveling south on Route 11 when she lost control, traveled through the median and struck the northbound ambulance head-on. The ambulance continued north a short distance before landing on its left side facing south, while Emrich's car came to rest in a ditch.
Emrich was pronounced dead at the scene. The ambulance driver, Jessica Gardener, 30, of Farmdale, and a passenger were taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center with non-life threatening injuries, the patrol said.
The crash remains under investigation.
About the same time, numerous crashes were reported on Route 11 near Interstate 80, including a semi truck that jack-knifed. As many as a dozen cars were involved in a crash on Interstate 80 near state Route 46 in Austintown, which shut the road down for about an hour, according to the Canfield post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
The state Route 711 connector also was the scene of numerous overturned semis and cars that ran off the road. The Trumbull County 911 Center said the Ohio Department of Transportation was called out about 7 p.m. to salt the roads.
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RobinJean
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02-25-09 7:38 PM
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You people are seriously messed up, "messed" isn't even the word I perfer to use. Lyss was very very smart and yes she was going under the speed limit, and yes it was a little icy but that was not what even caused it and if it was so be it. My parents lost a child and the did have enough respect to where they went to the fire station/911 center, to see if the ambulance driver and passanger was ok. Do you know how hard it is for them to even walk out of the*****house? Let alone have to go see if others are okay? But they did... So don't say well what about the innocent that night, because she was innocent too. And for the people saying "one love one god one way" heck you should be the one not saying ignorant sh*t if God is so important to you, you should know how to speak with some respect especially to the ones that are mourning. Anyways just wanted to give you my opinion, and as one of her sisters I'd like to say as she would... Kiss our A**.
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Cassiemarie
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02-25-09 6:21 PM
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this is for the people leavin comments about "inxperienced? drivers... if this were your daughter or son in the car or how about your sister cause lyss was mine.. would you be leaving these same comments if they had died in an accident and they werent doing anything wrong.. i think not..she was going under the speed limit not above it.. there was nothing she could have done..so spare my family your ignorant comments.
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concerned1
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02-24-09 10:18 AM
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I just wanted to ask warren4504 if they know the meaning of the word accident? I am Alyssa's distant cousin and I have never met her, however I know that her family is having an incredibly hard time and that her uncle is mourning terribly. I also know that she was going slower than the speed limit. Another thing that I do know is that her father was in the car behind her. Do you know what it must have been like to watch that happen? I think that maybe before you go running your mouth on things that you do not even know about that you should get your facts straight and think about a mourning family. Maybe you have been one of the ones in this world who have been blessed to never know anyone who has been in an accident, but many of us know that pain and it is pain you never get over. Maybe you should be a little more sensitive next time and just keep your comments to yourself.
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BEACOM
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02-22-09 1:00 AM
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Frankly you people are absolutely ridiculous... Alyssa was my friend... She was an extremely bright girl. She was going 10 below the speed limit and you say all of these things? You all are disgusting. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH ME CALLING YOU ALL MORONS ****myspace****/beacom I will be more than happy to meet up and speak with you. =D RIP Alyssa... You were any amazing friend.
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CarlinO
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02-17-09 9:31 PM
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maybe all you people like.....WARREN4504...rowrow...you dont even know the whole story...if you had any clue ewhatsoever you would know that alyssa was going under the speed limit... she was n a horrible car accident a couple years ago and was an extremely causous driver. so b4 you shoot these accusation about a 17 year old girl how cant even defend herself maybe you should really get the WHOLE*****story! Ive known her for a couple years and she was a smart girl and smart enough to know to go slower when its snowing... and we all know you cant exacally go 25 on a highway! ... you all are guilty a time or two of speeding when you shouldnt be. so quit the hate comments for real. i lvoe you alyssa!... you'll always be my girl and ill ALWAYS have your back!
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kimboleany
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02-16-09 11:36 PM
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I am from Austintown and I dont know this young lady my sons do and i have heard she is very smart. But, I will tell you one thing i know she wasnt speeding to be honest i think they said she was going 10 miles under. So before you post comments maybe YOU should get the full story! Have some compassion!
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Jamiii
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02-16-09 7:35 PM
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Alyssa was the smartest girl I knew, and let nothing bring her down. its shame one how things can happen so quick and take away a life loved by many. she had a alot going ofr her. and those of you leaving comments, alyssa was not a careless driver. maybe ODOT should pay a little more attension and care about the drivers out in the snow, and when they see a storm coming be ready to salt the roads. R.I.P ALYSSA EMRICH we all love and miss you. my heart goes out to ones who loved her, and her family.
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johney15
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02-16-09 6:51 PM
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well too bad for every one i guess sometimes we just all have to slow down and watch out for people. and what they do (one love one god one way)
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escaped
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02-16-09 5:06 PM
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I thought Ohio had passed a law where teens (aka inexperienced drivers) weren't allowed to drive around by themselves or unless there was an adult in the car with them? Not being critical of the unfortunate young lady here, but I'm sure the inexperience of driving in icy conditions contributed to some extent.
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firemed834
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02-16-09 4:38 PM
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I know this young lady. She was very smart and active in school, riding English and showing her horse at the fair. Don't just assume because she is 17 that she was driving like a jerk. Some of you older drivers out there are just as bad. My heart and prayers go out to her family.
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scrapper
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02-16-09 3:24 PM
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Billdog -- the girls family will have a terrible time dealing with what happened, but what about the innocent people in the ambulance?? my thoughts and prayers are with them also!!
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Billdog
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02-16-09 10:42 AM
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Norton, the crews being called out at 7 pm is stated in the article. Wow, how can you comment if you don't even read the article? Wow, all I can say is wow!!!
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Norton
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02-16-09 10:17 AM
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clef, you must work for the state, how else could you know that they were called out a 7? quit hiding behind a screen name, grow some and defend your position.
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fairness
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02-16-09 10:13 AM
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warren4504. Youa are a jerk. Slow down is right, people around this paticular area drive like idiots, because they are IDIOTS and I'll bet you are one of them/
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Billdog
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02-16-09 9:26 AM
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Everyday I drive out 82 to 11 and watch people fight to be the car out front. Everytime it snows more than one flake the wrecks are piling up. This is just stupid behavior. This poor girls family now has to live with what happened. I think OH should enact the stupid driver law that AZ has. If an officer sees you driving and doing something stupid you get ticketed. Things like driving through high water on roads, to fast in weather conditions, unsafe passing, putting others at risk and other bad behaviors. It has reduced AZ's accident rate by nearly 40% sinse being put in place. OH could generate a lot of funds off its idiot drivers this way.
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rowrow
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02-16-09 8:26 AM
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good point Warren4504 I drove home from Mountaineer at about 10pm and seen many accidents.Most of us were in one lane doing 40 mph.Even seeing police with lights on and cars overturned people were still passing doing 65.I think it took me a extra 20 minutes to get home safe
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rowrow
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02-16-09 8:26 AM
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good point Warren4504 I drove home from Mountaineer at about 10pm and seen many accidents.Most of us were in one lane doing 40 mph.Even seeing police with lights on and cars overturned people were still passing doing 65.I think it took me a extra 20 minutes to get home safe
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WARREN4504
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02-16-09 7:46 AM
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LETS SEE !!!!! WHAT HAPPENS IN THE SUMMER TIME WHEN THERE ARE CRASHES ??? SLOW DOWN PEOPLE -- THE WEATHER DOSEN'T CAUSE CRASHES PEOPLE DO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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clefmeister
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02-16-09 1:32 AM
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I can't believe they waited until 7pm to call ODOT out to salt. I almost lost control on the bypass near Larchmont this evening at around 6:00pm!
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